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  1. Explain the meaning of the following phrases. Make use of the contexts in which they are used. Translate them into Russian/Belarusian.

  • illicit drugs;

  • law-enforcement officials;

  • drug shipments;

  • to be interdicted;

  • intravenous drug users;

  • interdiction and prosecution;

  • needle exchange programmes;

  • HIV incidence;

  • prevention/enforcement programmes;

  • drug routes;

  • drug monitoring;

  • a one-size-fits-all policy;

  • to stay on top of trends;

  • prodigies of chemistry;

  • a just say-no-to-drugs approach.

  1. Fill in the blanks with the right words or word-combinations from the functional vocabulary.

        1. It is obvious that as Europeans are experimenting with different types of drugs, European governments are experimenting with different drug … .

        2. The opening of new drug-trafficking routes brings with it the … of new diseases, which … is soaring with every coming year.

        3. New strategies are more focused on more … than before and they are more effective.

        4. The establishment of … programmes for addicts has been a clear success in the case of HIV transmission rates.

  1. Replace the italicized words and word-combinations by those from the functional vocabulary.

  1. The spread of drug use depends on many factors.

  2. The onset of terminal diseases which can be transmitted by shared needles prompted many countries to change their drug policies.

  3. Traditional approaches meant using some legal enforcement measures in order to reduce the supply of drugs.

  1. Translate from English into Russian/Belarusian. Pay special attention to the words from your functional vocabulary.

1. There is now a clear trend towards greater emphasis on education and treatment, rather than interdiction.

2. Policy-makers are worried by the availability of new narcotics as well as by the emergence of new diseases.

3. Drawing a direct correlation between the rate of drug use and specific prevention or enforcement programmes is nearly impossible.

4. Some of modern policies have already born fruit.

Speech activities

  1. Answer the following questions.

  1. Why has the illicit drug use increased across Europe in recent years?

  2. How efficient are law-enforcement measures in reducing the incidence of drug use?

  3. What national strategies of EU member-states have been a clear success in reducing the incidence of Hiv and AIDS?

  4. What are the difficulties to measure the individual effectiveness of different programs on influencing people to avoid or quit drugs?

  5. What is the key to at least partial success in combating drug abuse, according to some researchers?

  6. What are the main factors that encourage soaring drug abuse and drug trafficking?

  7. When should we start educating our children to protect them from drugs?

  8. What circumstances make us learn to live in a world with drugs?

  1. What do you think about…

  • the approaches on how to deal with drugs today;

  • the drug policies of European governments; how far they have changed;

  • tobacco and alcohol addiction;

  • drug-related deaths;

  • new policies focused more on treatment and prevention rather than interdiction and prosecution;

  • the one-size-fits-all policy.