Drop In centre
A With spreading of street drug problem and lack of drop in centres in Prague, the founder of
the Drop In centre – and the same name foundation started the project of the
service mobile street.
B In general, this is the way how to simplify the contact between the
therapeutic and preventative centre on one side and “drug population” on the
other. Similar projects have been in existence in Western
Europe and in the world for many years. The basis is to ensure the
conditions for everyday route around the town. This route is a circle that
connects places where the high-risk drug population is present. They can be so
called “drug flats” or people who hide in the streets – people who use drugs intravenously and therefore always need
clean syringes and needles. Whole
groups of people live in the flats, their ages range from children to middle
age. These people get to wide scale of difficult life situations, for example
criminal prosecution, pregnancy of
mother-users, and taking away of children…
C In so called drug flats, drugs are often also produced and sold.
Therefore even beginner users often visit them. They are the only backgrounds
for these stricken people. In their
situation they make money in different ways. Girls often prostitute themselves
for money or drugs, boys steal things, and some of them produce and sell drugs
(mostly pervitin). Some of them misuse social benefits and supports – namely
benefits for children and for their part disability. They do not want to see a
doctor, even in the case of serious harm to health. They do not trust
authorities and the police. They solve everything in their community. They are
often victims of street violence.
D They use non-sterile syringes and besides share them. The program
prevents them from doing namely this. However this is not the only task. Used
needles are collected and in a secure way they are disposed of. This is also
part of HIV prevention. We also make new contacts with drug population, which
increases therapeutic influence on these people. And the contacts already made
are getting deeper. In general, it means extending the activities of Drop In
streetworkers. The way to make contact is active searching for endangered
persons in the street. Among our clients there are also many Roma people and
foreigners. Age of clients is not defined, but accent is put on the category of
teenagers.
E During the year we provide information for visitors of big cultural
actions about non-alcohol substances like Cannabis, MDMA, GHB, volatile substances like Poppers,
pervitin, LSD etc. These substances are sometimes called dancing or
recreational drugs. Some young people get into touch with the psychotropic
substances at these actions for the first time. Even experienced users do no
know all risks and we can influence them in this way.
intravenously – nitrožilně
prosecution – stíhání
stricken – postižený,
zasažený
syringe – injekce
volatile - těkavý
1) Read the article and match each of the headings to a paragraph.
1 Criminal and asocial
behaviour of drug users
2 Introduction
3 Recreational drugs
4 How does the program
help?
5 Tour round the “drug
flats”
2) Read the article again and answer the questions.
1 What is the text about?
2 What does the Drop In
centre do? How does the Drop In centre help? Who does it cooperate with?
3 What are typical problems
of its clients?
4 What is typical negative
behaviour of drug consumers?
5 Name the recreational and
dancing drugs.
3) Explain the following words.
1 preventative centre
2 pregnancy
3 social benefit
4 street violence
5 streetworker
Who can become a drug
consumer? How are drugs divided? What are the symptoms of intoxication?
http://www.dropin.cz/en/mobilstreet.shtml
1)1.D
ReplyDelete2.A
3.E
4.B
5.C
2)1.The text is about Drop In Center and about helping people who use drugs. They try to prevent the drug addict from sharing syringes and being careful about each other.
2. Drop In Center aims to facilitate contact between the therapeutic and preventive center. They bypass people who come together on the street and use drugs intravenously and offer them exchange.
3. his clients' problems are that they use non-sterile syringes and, in addition, they share them.
4.Girls often prostitute for money or drugs, boys steal things and some of them produce and sell drugs (mostly meth). Some of them are abusing social benefits and support - specifically benefits for children and their partial disability
5. rekreační a taneční drogy jsou konopí, MDMA, GHB, těkavé látky jako Poppers, meth, LSD.
3)1.The Preventativve Center focuses on preventing any addictions and various problem
2.pregnancy is the condition or period of pregnancy. It usually lasts nine monthss people may have. He tries to avoid all problems
3.social benefit it is a benefit payable under a social security system.
4.street violence is violence that takes place on the street, for example, pocket theft.
5.streetworker is a person who works for non-profit organizations and is actively searching for potential clients
1) C,A,E,D,B
ReplyDelete2)
1. This text is about people who have a drug problem. They clump together in 'drug flats' and have social problems. Drop in center is working to help them.
2. Drop in centre exchange drug addiction syringes, cooperate with the therapy center and organize cultural events with information.
3. Tgey have social problem, financial problem, problem with health and dirty injection.
4. Women often do prostitution for money or drugs, and men commit criminal activity.
5. Recreational drugs are cannabis, MDMA, GHB, volatile substances such as Poppers, meth, LSD etc.
3)
1 preventative centre - it is a center where they help with client behavior and drug use
2 pregnancy - a period when a woman grows a baby in her belly for 9 months.
3 social benefit - financial contribution from the state for socially disadvantaged families
4 street violence - violence that is committed in the street. For example pocket theft or assault.
5 streetworker - worker who works in the field
1. B, A, E, D, C
ReplyDelete2.
1- This text is about people who take drugs, their life style and how help him to stay safe.
2- Their goal is to facilitate contact between the therapeutic and prevention center on the one hand and the 'drug population' on the other. The program prevents people from using dirty needles.
3- The biggest problem of these people using dirty needles and have illness.
4- Women often do prostitution for money or drugs, and men commit criminal activity.
5- Recreational drugs are like Cannabis, MDMA, GHB, volatile substances like Poppers, pervitin, LSD.
3.
It is a place where it helps people stay clean.
It is time when a woman expects a baby.
This is the money that gives the state needy.
This is violence that takes place outside.
This is worker who works outside.
1- headings paragraph
ReplyDelete1-C, 2-A, 3-E, 4-D, 5-B
2 qestions
1. Article is about children, teenagers and their problem with drugs and How help them.
2. Drop in centre give information on non- alcoholic substance and facilitating contact between therapeutic and preventive center on the one hand and drug population on the other.
Drop in centre help that drop used needles are collected and disposed of safely, They make new contacts with the drug population.
Drop in centre cooperate with roma and foreigners.
5 Recreatinoal and dacing drugs are cannabis, MDHA, GHB, volatile substances like poppers, pervitin, LSD.
3 Words
1 preventative centre is place when somebody, who goes in centre, he can not take drugs. He have to and live there without drugs.
2. pregnancy- It is time when women will have baby.
3. social benefit- It is money for people, who can not go to job, who can not work for physical handicap, women for pregnancy and next.
4. Street violence. It is fight and break things on street, It is life style for some people.
5. Streetworker- Person Who work with people, who has got problem, but They go in people, people do not go in organization. Streetworker works inside in street.
4- qestions too
1. Drug consumer can be everybody, who has got problem at home, who can try new things with friends, who has not got job.
2. Drugs divided soft and hard drugs
the first group of cannabis drugs
the second group Opiates
third group Stimulants
the fourth group of Hallucinogens
fifth group Psychotropic drugs
3. intoxication symptoms are: vomiting, abdominal pain
diarrhea, heart rhythm disorders, breathing slowing or acceleration, consciousness disorders.