Part II

Exercise 7. Study the following words and word-combinations:

(the) Home Office – Министерство внутренних дел (в Англии);

to estimate – оценивать, подсчитывать;

solvents – растворители;

weed – sl. сорняк, травка (о марихуане);

cannabis resin – смола каннабиса; высушенная и переработанная смола каннабиса – гашиш (hash, hashish);

a pipe – трубка (курительная);

awareness – осознание;

adverse – вредный, неблагоприятный;

paranoia – параноидное состояние;

anxiety – беспокойство, тревога.

Illegal drug misuse is widespread in England. The Home Office estimates that one in three people have used illegal drugs at least once in their life, one in 10 people have used illegal drugs in the last year, and one in 20 people have used illegal drugs in the last month.

The most commonly misused illegal drugs in England are cannabis, amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, tranquillisers and solvents.

Cannabis comes from a plant that is found in most parts of the world. It is a class “B” drug and it comes in two forms: herbal cannabis (often known as weed or grass) is made up of the dried leaves and buds of the cannabis plant; cannabis resin is a brown or black lump of resin that is taken from the cannabis plant.

Cannabis is usually smoked, either mixed with tobacco in a hand-rolled cigarette or by itself in a pipe. Using cannabis can make the person feel relaxed and happy and many users feel that they have a heightened sense of awareness. Adverse reactions associated with cannabis use include paranoia, and anxiety.

Exercise 8. Match left and right.

Exercise 9. Study the following words:

artificial – искусственный;

a powder – порошок;

to swallow – проглотить;

to wear off – стираться, проходить (о состоянии);

irritable – раздражительный, раздраженный;

a crash (comedown) – sl. ломка;

crystal meth – sl. мет, метамфетамин (производное амфетамина), белое кристаллическое вещество.