You Need To Quit Weed. · Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
视频探讨大麻成瘾的严重性，揭示其对生活的影响。适合练习听力和理解成瘾相关话题。
Weed is a serious drug that can have devastating consequences for your life.
大麻是一种极其危险的毒品，可能会对你的生活造成毁灭性的影响。
This is an unpopular thing to say but it is true.
虽然这么说可能不太受欢迎，但事实确实如此。
We don’t think it should be illegal because for most people using weed is not problematic or has only mild negative consequences.
我们认为将大麻的使用定为非法是没有必要的，因为对大多数人来说，吸食大麻并不会带来严重问题，或者只会产生轻微的负面影响。
But about 20% of people who have ever tried it develop cannabis use disorder, and some of them become severely addicted.
然而，在所有尝试过大麻的人中，约有20%的人会患上大麻使用障碍，其中一些人甚至会对大麻产生严重的依赖。
That’s actually a stunning amount of people and many who start using weed don’t know what they are in for.
实际上，参与的人数非常多；而且很多刚开始使用大麻的人根本不知道自己会面临什么后果。
In the US, daily or near daily
在美国，这种情况每天或几乎每天都会发生。
weed use has skyrocketed since way before legalization and there are now more daily users of weed than drinkers of alcohol.
在大麻合法化之前，其使用量就已经急剧上升；如今，每天使用大麻的人数已经超过了饮酒的人数。
And most daily users consume very high amounts.
大多数日常用户的使用量都非常高。
In 2023, 1 in 15 adult Americans were suffering from some form of cannabis addiction.
2023年，每15个美国成年人中就有1人患有某种形式的大麻成瘾问题。
In England, cannabis is by far the top drug teenagers seek help for.
在英格兰，大麻是青少年寻求帮助时最常涉及的毒品。
Today we’ll ignore medical use, casual users
今天我们暂不讨论医学用途以及普通用户的情况。
and people with mild problems and instead we focus on the people who have a serious addiction or are in danger of developing one,
我们应该关注那些有轻微问题的人，而不是那些已经对某种物质产生严重依赖或处于发展成严重依赖风险中的人。
even if they are not aware of it.
即使他们自己并没有意识到这一点。
Weed is usually discussed in the context of teenagers because using any drug while your brain is melting and rebuilding itself is a bad idea.
关于“杂草”（这里指大麻等毒品）的讨论通常都与青少年相关——因为在大脑还在发育、重建的过程中使用任何毒品都是非常危险的行为。
Instead we’ll have a frank conversation about how it affects you in your 20s and 30s.
相反，我们会坦诚地讨论这种状况在您二十多岁和三十多岁时对您产生了哪些影响。
We will combine research with our own personal experience of weed addiction – unfortunately we do have plenty of both.
我们将把研究成果与我们个人在吸食大麻（导致成瘾）方面的经历结合起来进行分析；遗憾的是，这两方面我们的经历都相当丰富。
Please check out our sources but also know this script is written by someone who used weed daily for 15 years before quitting.
请查看我们的资料来源；同时需要知道的是，这个脚本的作者是这样一个人：他在戒掉大麻之前，有15年的时间每天都吸食大麻。
Ok, so let’s get into it.
好的，那我们开始吧。
Becoming Addicted By Accident Most people slip into addiction gradually and slowly.
意外中染上毒瘾 大多数人都是逐渐、缓慢地陷入毒瘾的。
They start using weed for a variety of reasons, to experiment, to cope or unwind from stress, because it is fun and easily available.
他们开始使用大麻，原因多种多样：有的是为了尝试新事物，有的是为了缓解压力、放松身心，还有的只是因为觉得大麻很有趣且容易获取。
Weed can make you feel more alive and things more exciting.
大麻会让你感觉更加充满活力，周围的一切也变得更加令人兴奋。
Music sounds better, movies are funnier, food is a delight.
音乐听起来更动听，电影更有趣，食物也更加美味可口。
It can be great fun with friends and a major source of comfort.
和朋友一起玩的时候，这会带来很多乐趣，同时也是缓解压力、获得慰藉的重要方式。
The frequency with which you are consuming weed is the most obvious thing to look out for.
你需要特别注意的一点是：自己吸食大麻的频率。
If you are using daily or almost daily this is a clear sign you are developing a problem.
如果你每天都使用这个工具（或者几乎每天都在使用），那么这显然是一个信号，表明你正在面临一些问题（比如过度依赖该工具、使用不当等）。
As a daily user your risk of cannabis use disorder is up to 30% and certainly a pretty relevant risk,
作为日常使用者，你患大麻使用障碍的风险高达30%——这确实是一个相当严重的风险。
since it might take years before you realize the full weight of it.
因为可能需要数年时间你才能真正意识到这件事的全部严重性。
So if you are not careful about it, what started out as an occasional high becomes more and more normalized.
因此，如果你不加以注意，原本只是偶尔才会出现的兴奋或愉悦感，会逐渐变得司空见惯、成为常态。
Bit by bit your weekends revolve around weed or shift to activities that you can do stoned.
渐渐地，你的周末生活开始围绕着大麻（或类似物质）展开；或者你会转向那些可以在服用这些物质后仍能进行的活动。
Often other hobbies or obligations become less of a priority.
通常情况下，其他爱好或责任会变得不那么重要（即优先级会降低）。
Then it creeps into most weekdays and finally it is an established ritual every day.
然后，这种习惯逐渐渗透到大多数工作日中，最终成为每天都会进行的固定仪式。
Over time, weed’s nature changes.
随着时间的推移，大麻的性质会发生变化。
The joy enhancing effects dissipate, while a comfortable numbness takes over.
那些能够提升愉悦感的效应逐渐消退，取而代之的是一种令人感到舒适的、轻微的麻木感。
Weed can become your primary method of coping with life but it doesn’t make you stronger, better or more resilient.
吸毒可能会成为你应对生活压力的主要方式，但它并不会让你变得更坚强、更优秀，也不会增强你的抗压能力。
Instead it covers up negative emotions by building a snail shell that you can retreat into.
相反，它通过构建一个“蜗牛壳”（一个可以让人躲进去的安全空间）来掩盖负面情绪。
Do you have a problem with weed?
你对大麻有什么意见或看法吗？
Super easy test: Stop doing it for four weeks, starting today.
这个测试非常简单：从今天开始，连续四周都不要再做这件事。
Not tomorrow, today.
不是明天，而是今天。
No matter what you have coming up.
无论你接下来要面对什么……
If that feels challenging or you can’t make it, this should give you food for thought.
如果你觉得这件事很有挑战性，或者你无法完成它，那么以下这些内容应该能引起你的思考。