Page 34 - ENGLISH BEHIND THE LENS (for 11th Grader)

Reading
Reading
Reading

Activity 1!

Read the analytical text about drug issue below carefully!

Understanding Drug Use and Addiction

Drug use and addiction is a complex issue that affects individuals, families, and
communities. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA),

addiction is a chronic disease characterized by compulsive drug seeking and
use, despite harmful consequences. While the initial decision to take drugs is
voluntary for most people, repeated drug use can lead to brain changes that

challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to
resist intense urges to take drugs. Most drugs affect the brain's "reward
circuit," causing euphoria as well as flooding it with the chemical messenger
dopamine. As a person continues to use drugs, the brain adapts by reducing
the ability of cells in the reward circuit to respond to it, reducing the high that

the person experiences.
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) provides estimates of
substance use and mental illness at the national, state, and substate levels.
NSDUH data also help to identify the extent of substance use and mental illness

among different subgroups, estimate trends over time, and determine the need
for treatment services. The World Drug Report 2022 provides an in-depth
analysis of global drug markets and examines the nexus between drugs and the
environment within the bigger picture of the Sustainable Development Goals,

climate change, and environmental sustainability.
Drug use is dangerous and can cause harm to our body, as stated in an
analytical exposition. It is important to pay attention to drugs and their effects
on individuals and society. UNODC research on drug markets encompasses

activities to monitor and analyze drug supply, including activities to assess and
monitor drug cultivation, production, and manufacture and research on drug
trafficking flows, routes, and actors at.
In conclusion, drug use and addiction is a complex issue that requires attention

and understanding. It affects individuals, families, and communities and has
harmful consequences. It is important to have access to data and research to
identify trends and determine the need for treatment services.

28 English Behind the Lens