时差N小时 青少年吸毒问题(下)

That may not sound so bad in theory, but downside about this region of the brain is that along with adolescent inhibitions may come experimentation¹ and abuse of addictive² drugs.

这听起来可能不是那样糟糕，但这个区域的真正缺点是随着青少年情绪压抑，对成瘾药物的尝试和滥用也会随之而来。

In addition, because of the immature³ state of this brain region,

此外，由于这个大脑区域的不成熟状态，

adolescents may be quicker to succumb⁴ to nicotine⁵, alcohol, and drug addiction⁶, and to do so with greater permanency.

青少年也许会更快地屈服于尼古丁，酒精和毒品，并且更具有永久性。

What can be done about it?

我们可以做些什么呢？

Because this suggests that substance use disorders⁷ among adolescents are actually neurodevelopmental disorders as well;

这表明，青少年的物质使用障碍实际上也是神经发育障碍；

researchers and doctors may learn more about how to treat these patients by focusing on the particularities of the adolescent period and on the brain in that period.

研究人员和医生可以通过关注青年期的青少年和那个时期大脑的特质，了解更多关于治疗这些病人的信息。

1 experimentation   

n.实验，试验，实验法

参考例句：

• Many people object to experimentation on animals.许多人反对用动物做实验。
• Study and analysis are likely to be far cheaper than experimentation.研究和分析的费用可能要比实验少得多。

2 addictive   

adj.(吸毒等)使成瘾的，成为习惯的

参考例句：

• The problem with video game is that they're addictive.电子游戏机的问题在于它们会使人上瘾。
• Cigarettes are highly addictive.香烟很容易使人上瘾。

3 immature   

adj.未成熟的，发育未全的，未充分发展的

参考例句：

• Tony seemed very shallow and immature.托尼看起来好像很肤浅，不夠成熟。
• The birds were in immature plumage.这些鸟儿羽翅未全。

4 succumb   

v.屈服，屈从；死

参考例句：

• They will never succumb to the enemies.他们决不向敌人屈服。
• Will business leaders succumb to these ideas?商业领袖们会被这些观点折服吗？

5 nicotine   

n.(化)尼古丁，烟碱

参考例句：

• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。

6 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

7 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》