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UNIT 7 DRUG ABUSE
Section 1: Reading comprehension

Susan is addicted to cocaine. She first started taking it with her boyfriend. She enjoyed how it
decreased her fatigue and increased her mental awareness. They would often take cocaine and then go
out to dinner with some friends. Soon she stared taking more and more. She started having a hard time
sleeping. She became irritable and depressed. Her parents noticed this change and became worried.
They did not know what to do. Finally they checked her into a drug rehabilitation centre.

At the centre Susan met Alice. They became good friends. They both want to stop their dependency
on drug. Alice had smoked a lot of crack before coming to the rehabilitation centre. Alice came from
home where she was abused by her father. The counselor at her school helped Alice get admitted to the
centre. Alice is going to live at a halfway house when she finishes her stay at the centre. She has already
visited the home. At the halfway house she will have a room of her own and her meals will be provided.
She will finish up her high school courses and then she will look for a job and eventually her own
apartment. Susan is planning on returning to her family after staying at the centre for several months.

Susan had a friend who committed suicide. Her friend had been taking a variety of drugs and had
become so depressed that she took an overdose of pills and alcohol. Alice had a friend who took PCP.
Often after taking this drug, he would act as if he were invincible. One day he walked into heavy traffic
and was killed. After they leave the centre. Alice and Susan plan to stay in touch. They give each other
support when one or the other has a problem.

Question and answers

Use the story on Drug Abuse to answer the following questions.

1. What is Susan addicted to ?

2. What three changes in Susan’s behavior did her parents notice?
3. Where did Susan meet Alice?
4. What is Alice addicted to?
5. Which young woman was abused by her father?
6. Where is Alice going to live after she leaves the rehabilitation center?
7. Do you know someone who has a drug problem? Write a couple of sentences about his / her
problem.
8. How do you think Alice and Susan might stay in touch after leaving the centre?

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