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Voice 1

Hello.

I’m Ruby Jones. Voice 2

And I’m Marina Santee.

Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. A small candle burns. 小さなろうそくが燃えます。

It represents life - that was. それは人生を表しています - それはそうでした。 It represents the lost promise of a future. それは失われた未来の約束を表しています。 The candle is a picture, on a website. It is on a ‘memorial wall.' On the ‘wall' is a long list of names. There are hundreds of names. Each one represents a life lost. それぞれが失われた命を表しています。 Messages fill the website pages. メッセージが Web サイトのページを埋め尽くします。 There are messages from mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers. Each message tells its own powerful, tragic story. それぞれのメッセージは、独自の強力で悲劇的なストーリーを語っています。 All the stories are united by death and drugs. すべての物語は、死と麻薬によって結ばれています。 Voice 1

June the twenty sixth is the International Day Against Drug Abuse. 6 月 26 日は、薬物乱用に反対する国際デーです。 Июнь двадцать шестой - Международный день борьбы со злоупотреблением наркотиками.

Drug abuse means that the drugs are not being used to cure people of a sickness. 薬物乱用とは、薬物が病気の人を治すために使用されていないことを意味します。 Наркомания означает, что наркотики не используются для лечения людей с болезнью. Today, we share thoughts and words from different people. 今日、私たちはさまざまな人々からの考えや言葉を共有します。 Сегодня мы разделяем мысли и слова разных людей. Drug abuse has changed their lives forever. Наркомания изменила свою жизнь навсегда. Voice 3

‘We lost our daughter, Meggin, to drugs. 「私たちは娘のメギンを麻薬で亡くしました。 «Мы потеряли нашу дочь, Меггин, наркотиками.

She was twenty one years old. Meggin was the light of our life. メギンは私たちの人生の光でした。 Меггин был светом нашей жизни. It seems like our light has gone out. 私たちの光が消えたようです。 Кажется, наш свет погас. We will never forget the promise that she held for a brighter tomorrow. 彼女が輝かしい明日を約束したことを、私たちは決して忘れません。 Мы никогда не забудем обещание, которое она провела завтра. Daha parlak bir yarın için verdiği sözü asla unutmayacağız. Voice 4

‘I recently lost my beautiful son, Eddie.

He died from drugs. He was my best friend. He was the kind of son any mother would wish to have. 彼は、どんな母親も望んでいるような息子でした。 Он был таким сыном, которого хотела бы мать. It was an honour being his mother. Onun annesi olmak bir onurdu. Voice 5

'February 29th, 2004.

Cause of death - methamphetamine. 死因はメタンフェタミン。 Our daughter, Jillian was fifteen [15]. She tried methamphetamine for the first and last time. 彼女は最初で最後にメタンフェタミンを試しました。 She paid for her mistake with her life. 彼女は自分の人生で過ちを償った。 Hatasının bedelini hayatıyla ödedi. We will continue to suffer for the rest of our lives. Voice 1

The number of drug related deaths each year is difficult to know. 毎年の薬物関連の死亡者数を知ることは困難です。

But one thing is for sure. しかし、確かなことが1つあります。 Ama kesin olan bir şey var. The number is too high. 数が多すぎます。 The United Nations has an organisation to fight drug abuse. 国連には、薬物乱用と闘う組織があります。 It is the UNODC. The UNODC estimates that two hundred million [200,000,000] people around the world use illegal drugs. It also estimates that around sixteen million [16,000,000] people use one form of the opium plant - such as heroin or morphine. また、約 1600 万 [16,000,000] の人々が、ヘロインやモルヒネなどのアヘン植物の 1 つの形態を使用していると推定しています。 And, around thirteen million [13,000,000] people use the ‘party' drug cocaine. Voice 2

Recently the UNODC has become concerned about another ‘party drug' - crystal methamphetamine, or crystal meth. 最近、UNODC は別の「パーティー ドラッグ」、クリスタル メタンフェタミン、またはクリスタル メスについて懸念するようになりました。 UNODC son zamanlarda bir başka 'parti uyuşturucusu' olan kristal metamfetamin ya da kristal meth konusunda endişe duymaya başlamıştır.

Methamphetamine is a powerful man-made drug. メタンフェタミンは強力な人工薬物です。 Doctors sometimes use amphetamine drugs to help people with narcolepsy. 医師は、ナルコレプシーの患者を助けるために覚醒剤を使用することがあります。 Narcolepsy is a sleeping disorder - it causes a person to sleep too much! ナルコレプシーは睡眠障害です - 人は寝すぎてしまいます! Amphetamines help to energise the brain, and so keep people awake. アンフェタミンは脳にエネルギーを与え、人々を目覚めさせます。 Voice 1

The problem is that some people take amphetamines for fun.

This is very dangerous - and illegal. Drug suppliers mix amphetamines with other substances. 医薬品の供給者は、アンフェタミンを他の物質と混合します。 They form different kinds of dangerous drugs. それらはさまざまな種類の危険な薬物を形成します。 One of these is crystal meth. Crystal meth looks like clear pieces of rock. クリスタルメスは透明な岩片のように見えます。 Drug users often heat and smoke these small rocks. 薬物使用者は、これらの小さな岩を加熱して喫煙することがよくあります。 Uyuşturucu kullanıcıları genellikle bu küçük taşları ısıtıp içmektedir. On the streets, crystal meth has different names - ‘ice, glass, crystal, and jibb'. 巷では、覚醒剤には「アイス、グラス、クリスタル、ジブ」など、さまざまな名前が付けられています。 Voice 2

Crystal meth gives users energy and feelings of well-being.

However, it also damages the brain, lungs and liver. ただし、脳、肺、肝臓にも損傷を与えます。 And it affects a person’s behaviour - making him violent and depressed. そして、それは人の行動に影響を与えます - 彼を暴力的で憂鬱にします. Too much crystal meth can burst blood tubes in the brain - causing death. 覚醒剤が多すぎると、脳内の血管が破裂して死に至る可能性があります。 Yet many people continue to use it. それでも多くの人が使い続けています。 Yine de birçok insan bunu kullanmaya devam ediyor. Voice 1

Kanani Kahalioumi grew up around drugs and alcohol. Kanani Kahalioumi はドラッグとアルコールの周りで育ちました。

But, he managed to resist using them. しかし、彼はそれらを使用することに抵抗しました。 Ama onları kullanmaya direnmeyi başardı. Instead, he did water sports! 代わりに、彼はウォータースポーツをしました！ He surfed the waves of the ocean with great skill - and enjoyment. However, when he reached international level, he started to take drugs. しかし、彼が国際的なレベルに達したとき、彼は薬を飲み始めました. Mike Procter reads his story. Voice 6

‘In the World Championships of 1988, I came third! 「1988年の世界選手権で、私は3位になりました!

I was seventeen [17]. I had lots of money and nice clothes. But I was not prepared for all the success! しかし、私はすべての成功のために準備ができていませんでした! I got involved in a particular way of life. 私は特定の生き方に巻き込まれました。 Everywhere I went, I drank alcohol and smoked marijuana. どこへ行っても、アルコールを飲み、マリファナを吸いました。 So, I did not compete at the level I could. だから、私はできるレベルで競争しませんでした。 Bu yüzden yapabileceğim düzeyde rekabet edemedim. At the age of twenty-two [22], my professional surfing career ended. 'I lost everything.

I became very depressed. I flew back home to Hawaii. My childhood friends and I all grew up in poor conditions. But now I discovered that they were dealing drugs. しかし今、私は彼らが麻薬を扱っていることを発見しました. I got involved straight away. すぐに参加しました。 I started dealing drugs - crystal meth, cocaine, marijuana. Uyuşturucu satmaya başladım - kristal meth, kokain, marihuana. But in the end, I started taking them. しかし、結局、私はそれらを取り始めました。 Ama sonunda onları almaya başladım. I became highly addicted to crystal meth. 私は覚醒剤中毒になりました。 I could not stop using it. Crystal meth makes you violent. When you use it, you are likely to get into trouble with the law. 利用すると法律に引っかかる可能性が高いです。 I was in and out of prison. 私は刑務所に出入りしていました。 Hapse girip çıktım. My life was bad. I stole. I had no money, no home, broken relationships. I had nothing. I wanted to kill myself. 'My worst moment came when I was twenty-seven [27].

I had been drinking alcohol and using crystal meth. I went into a bar, a drinking place. I had a big fight with my girlfriend. The security men tried to stop me. I remember, they held me to the ground and hit me. 彼らは私を地面に押し付けて殴ったのを覚えています。 Beni yere yatırıp dövdüklerini hatırlıyorum. I told them I would kill them. Onları öldüreceğimi söyledim. I went home and put my shotgun in my truck. Then, I drove my truck back - straight into the bar. I pushed the security men to the floor. Güvenlik görevlilerini yere ittim. I was ready to shoot them. I got my gun out. Silahımı çıkardım. 'But suddenly, I stopped feeling the effects of the drugs and alcohol. 「でも突然、ドラッグやアルコールの影響を感じなくなりました。

I was shocked at myself. What was I doing? I left. Gittim. But later, the police arrested me. They charged me with three attempted murders. 彼らは私を3件の殺人未遂で起訴した. Beni üç cinayete teşebbüsle suçladılar. ‘The judge said I needed drug treatment. 'Yargıç uyuşturucu tedavisine ihtiyacım olduğunu söyledi.

So, I went to a centre called "Ho’omau Ke Ola". In English, this means "to live life as it was meant to be". 英語で、これは「本来あるべき人生を生きる」という意味です。 ‘At the treatment centre they made us work on a farm.

We farmed a taro field. 里芋畑を作りました。 Taro is an imprortant plant in Hawaiian culture. タロイモは、ハワイの文化において重要な植物です。 Taking care of the land, I discovered my identity. ‘The recovery programme offered me a new way of living. 「回復プログラムは私に新しい生き方を提供してくれました。

It gave me a set of guidelines that I can live by. それは、私が従うことができる一連のガイドラインを与えてくれました。 All I have to do is stay without drugs one day a time. 私がしなければならないのは、1日1日、薬を使わずにいることだけです. Tek yapmam gereken bir gün bile ilaçsız kalmak. Voice 1

Today, Kalani Kahalioumi manages a programme to help young drug addicts in Hawaii.

Stories like Kalani’s offer hope for people already trapped by drugs. カラニのような物語は、すでに薬物に囚われている人々に希望を与えます。 But Kalani knows that he is one of the lucky ones. The memorial wall website helps us remember those who were not so lucky. メモリアル ウォールのウェブサイトは、あまり幸運ではなかった人々を思い出すのに役立ちます。 Anma duvarı web sitesi bu kadar şanslı olmayanları hatırlamamıza yardımcı oluyor.

The message is clear - avoid taking drugs. Mesaj açıktır - uyuşturucu almaktan kaçının. The writer and producer of today’s programme was Marina Santee.

The voices you heard were from the United Kingdom, the United States and South Africa.. Computer users can hear our programmes on our website at www.radio.english.net. This programme is called, ‘Crystal Meth: A drug problem.