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Marijuana is the drug of choice for people who drink alcohol.
And people who use both are twice as likely to do so at the same time than to indulge in just one or the other.
That's according to a study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
The data came from self-reported answers that more than 8,600 people provided to what's called the National Alcohol Surveys, done by phone in 2005 and 2010.
People who used pot and alcohol were about twice as likely to drive drunk than those who just drank.
And they doubled their chances of what are referred to as negative social consequences, such as arrests, fights and job problems.
Meanwhile,another new study finds that if you're chronically stoned, you're more likely to remember things differently from how they happened, or not at all.
Researchers showed a series of words to people who do not use marijuana and to regular pot users who had not partaken in a month.
A few minutes later, all participants were shown the same list of words along with other words.
The volunteers were then asked to identify only the original words.
The pot smokers thought more of the new words were in the original list than did the nonusers.
And brain scans revealed that the regular pot users showed less activity in brain regions associated with memory and cognitive resources than did the nonusers.
The study is in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.
Marijuana use is much more acceptable than it used to be, both socially and legally.
But these two studies show that pot, especially when mixed with alcohol, can affect the brain in negative ways, both immediately and in the long run.
参考译文
大麻是嗜酒人士的首选药物。
身染这两种不良嗜好的人同时是只沾染其中一种行为的2倍。
这是根据在《酒精中毒临床与实验研究》期刊上的一项研究所得出的结论。
这一数据来自超过8600人在2005到2010年间通过电话向全国酒精调查提供的自我报告。
身染大麻与酒精之人是那些酒后驾车人的2倍。
与此同时他们造成如被逮捕、打架及工作问题等的社会不良后果几率也是呈现翻倍。
与此同时一项新的研究指出如果存在长期酗酒问题，很有可能会记不清或记反事情，甚至根本没一点印象。
研究人员向不沾染大麻及一个月未吸的普通大麻瘾者展示了一系列词语。
而几分钟后，研究人员又向所有受试者展示了这些词语，同时附加了另外一其他的。
而后研究人员要求人们挑选出最初的词语。
沾染大麻者们认为更多新词汇都在最初的词语单上。
而脑部扫描显示，普通吸食者脑部同记忆及认知相关的区域活跃度较低。
这项研究已经在《分子精神病学》杂志上发表。
尽管同以往相比现今大麻的使用获得了更多的社会及法律认可。
但是这样的两项研究表明不管是短期还是长远角度，尤其是跟酒精混搭后大麻会对大脑造成负面影响。
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重点讲解
1.likely to 倾向于；可能要
例句:The fires are likely to permanently deforest the land.
这些火灾很可能会彻底毁掉这片土地上的森林。
2.indulge in 沉溺于
例句:Only rarely will she indulge in a glass of wine.
她只是偶尔才喝杯红酒，让自己享受一下。
3.according to 根据，按照
例句:He advocates streaming children, and educating them according to their needs.
他提倡把学生按能力分班，因需施教。
4.associate with 与交往；与…相联系
例句:Mother warned the boys not to associate with bad companions.
母亲告诫孩子们别和坏人交往。
