a. Did you know that methamphetamine causes sores over the body, serious hallucinations, and a rotting of the teeth known as "meth mouth"?
你知道甲基苯丙胺会引起身体疼痛，严重的幻觉，和牙齿腐烂，也被称为“冰毒嘴”的症状吗？
b. Did you know that in America, 27% of HIV/AIDS carriers are heroin addicts?People who shoot heroin with a needle are at a significantly higher risk to develop a host of diseases, such as AIDS.
你知道在美国，27%的艾滋病毒/艾滋病携带者是海洛因依赖者吗？用针管注射海洛因的人患多种疾病的风险显著较高，如艾滋病。
c. Did you know that after snorting or smoking cocaine, the user's heart attack risk grows to almost 24 times the normal amount?
你知道吗，在鼻腔吸食或吸食可卡因后，使用者的心脏病发作风险增加到正常量的近24倍？
Ⅰ Remember that so-called "soft drugs" are drugs, too.
记住所谓的“软毒品”也是毒品
Drugs like alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco, though they may be more socially accepted, can still be powerful drugs. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 2.5 million people die because of alcohol each year.That's a lot of people, even though alcohol is legal in many places for adults. The point here is to remember that even soft drugs, or socially-accepted drugs, can be harmful.
像酒精、大麻和烟草这样的药物，虽然有更高的社会接受度，但（某种程度上）仍然是强效毒品。世界卫生组织（WHO）估计每年有250多万人死于酒精。这可是个惊人的数字，尽管酒精在许多地方对成年人仍旧是合法的。这里的重点是记住，即使是软性药物，或被社会广泛接受的药物，可能是有害的。
a. Soft drugs are often talked about as "gateway drugs." Gateway drugs are drugs that, when tried, cause users to experiment with and abuse other drugs as a result.
软性药物常被称作“门户毒品”。门户毒品是指在尝试时导致使用者试验并滥用其他药物的药物。
b. What is clear is that alcohol, marijuana and tobacco can lead to abuse of other drugs. Although alcohol and tobacco may be legal and marijuana may not, be careful about using them so much that you start abusing other drugs.
很明显，酒精、大麻和烟草会导致滥用其他药物。虽然酒精和烟草可能是合法的，而大麻可能不合法，但是要小心使用，以免出现剂量太多导致你开始滥用其他药物。
02
Learning to Say "No"
学会说“不”
Ⅰ Learn how to say "no" to drugs the right way.
学习如何用正确的方式对毒品说“不”
Telling people you don't want to do drugs can be a really hard thing to do. You want to be clear and not offend anyone. Take a little time to think about how you might say "no" to someone who tries to pressure you into trying drugs. Here are some examples to start you off:
告诉别人你不想吸毒是件很难的事。你想要明确态度的情况下而不冒犯任何人。花点时间想想你如何对试图强迫你尝试毒品的人说“不”。下面是一些让你拒绝尝试吸毒的例子：
a. "No, thanks. The way I'm going, I need all the brain cells I can get."
“不，谢谢。我要走的路，需要我所有的脑细胞哈。”
b. "Actually, I was just heading home. My parents asked me to look after my little sister. I'll see you guys tomorrow?"
“事实上，我正要回家。我的父母要我照顾我的小妹妹。我明天见你们好吗？”
c."I'm starving. Let's go grab a bite to eat at my house instead."
“我饿死了。干脆去我家吃点东西吧。”
Ⅱ Learn to say "no" without feeling guilty.
学会说“不”而不感到内疚
Remember your reasons for saying "no" in the first place: You care about your health; you want to give yourself the best chance to succeed; your sights are set higher than petty distractions. If you remember all the reasons why drugs aren't right for you, you're less likely to feel guilty for saying "no." When you don't feel guilty, you're less likely to cave in to peer pressure.
首先记住你说“不”的理由：你关心自己的健康；你想给自己最好的机会续写人生；你的眼光要高于这些琐碎的让你分心的事。如果你记得所有毒品不适合你的原因，你就不太可能因为说“不”而感到内疚。
Ⅲ Think again about the possible long-term effects of drugs and alcohol.
再想想药物和酒精可能带来的长期影响
Like it or not, your whole entire life could be changed with one decision. Often, all it takes is one time before things go horribly wrong. Are you willing to bet your life that this time is going to be different?
不管你喜不喜欢，你的一生都可以被这一个决定改变。通常情况是，在事情变得一发不可收拾之前你有一段时间考虑，你愿意打赌你的生活会仍然不受影响吗？
Ⅳ Respect yourself.
尊重自己
