填空题

What is a drug Most people likely think (1)______
think there’s a perfectly simple answer to this
question. In fact, if one carries a quick survey on (2)______
any street corner, one finds that according to the
great vast majority of people, there are two groups (3)______
of drugs: those prescribed by doctors, and those
which people take for non-medical use. As medicine
and the medical profession are generally self-respected
there aren’t objections to the use of prescribed (4)______
drugs. What most people don’t realize is that while
prescribed while prescribed drugs are usually thought
beneficial, they can also present serious problem. (5)______
There were many people addicted by tranquilizers (6)______
before doctors began to prescribe them: now there
being literally millions who depend on them. The (7)______
acceptance of the use of drugs for non-medical
reasons is largely a matter of culture. Some Eastern
people view the consumption of alcohol with horror,
mainly as a means of religious upbringing. However, (8)______
these same people freely use marijuana without a
second thought, while this, in turn, isn’t accepted in
Western culture which approves alcohol. In most (9)______
Western societies, the tea or coffee break is now
a part of life, and huge numbers of these drinks are (10)______
consumed daily.