21世纪大学英语读写教程 第三册第6单元C篇 课件（含课后答案）.ppt

dependency? If they have, you need to know that you’re at increased risk for developing addiction. 8. The next step would be to pass a written test. And only license holders would be able to buy alcohol, wine and beer. A liquor store or bar caught selling to an unlicensed drinker would lose its license. 9. The 90 percent of us who do not have a problem with alcohol would simply show our licenses at the counter, bar or restaurant -- in much the same way as driving to and from work each day with a driver’s license. Language points 10. Most of the problem 10 percent would at some point face arrest on an alcohol-related offense. Once convicted they’d lose their license. From that point on, attempting to buy or possess alcohol or being found with a detectable blood level of alcohol would subject them to criminal charges, with penalties comparable to those for drunk driving. Unlicensed drinkers who got drunk could be referred to treatment and to Alcoholics Anonymous. Language points 11. Doctors are required to report cases of dangerous contagious diseases like AIDS as public-health hazards. They should also be required to report the medical diagnosis of alcoholism. If a patient is admitted to a chemical-dependency treatment center, his drinking license would be suspended. Physicians would report people who show signs of alcoholism after having their licenses revoked, just as social agencies report parole violators. The objective would be treatment. If the offenders refuse to be treated, they would be unable to get their licenses renewed.??? Language points 12. A commonly accepted rule of civilized society is that when public health is threatened, privacy rights must be compromised. Americans rarely die of plague because we have identified its source. Infectious carriers are isolated and offered compassionate and lifesaving treatment. Language points 13. The same criteria should apply to alcoholism, a disease that is the third leading cause of preventable death in this cou