纪录片《药物依赖》 第8期：药物的副作用

Now without the medication,

如果没有药物帮助

you could ground Liam and he would go back the next day

你可以给利亚姆禁足 但第二天

and do the same thing that he'd been grounded for.

他会又会重犯让他禁足的错误

With medication it just enables him to consider the consequences,

在药物的帮助下 他可以去更清楚地

a little bit more clearly, of his actions.

考虑行动的后果

It was only by accident

研究人员是在偶然间

that researchers discovered drugs like Ritalin

发现像利他林这种药

could help children with behavioural problems concentrate better.

可以帮助有行为问题的儿童更好地集中精力

These drugs were originally designed

这些药在50年前

50 years ago for the treatment of adults with depression.

是为治疗成人的抑郁症而设计的

It's only now

然而直到现在

we are beginning to understand how they work.

我们才开始了解它的作用机理

ADHD is believed to be caused by an imbalance

ADHD是由于大脑中

of key chemical messengers in the areas

控制注意力和工作记忆区域里的

of the brain that control attention and working memory.

关键化学递质不平衡引起的

Ritalin appears to make these

利他林似乎能让这些

messengers more effective, helping¹ to restore attention.

递质更加强效 进而帮助恢复注意力

Like all drugs, Ritalin comes with a cost.

和所有药物一样 利他林也有副作用

It can cause a loss of appetite and insomnia².

它可能引起食欲降低和失眠

But now another benefit has

但现在又发现了它的另一个功效

been revealed from which we could all profit.

可以惠及我们所有人

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 insomnia   

n.失眠，失眠症

参考例句：

• Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.忧虑和紧张会导致失眠。
• He is suffering from insomnia.他患失眠症。