Weekly Address: A Conversation About Addiction (May 14, 2016)

奧巴馬每周電視講話：總統(tǒng)呼吁人們健康生活 走出毒癮陰霾

Hi, everybody. I've got a special guest with me this week-Macklemore. For those of you who don't share the same love[i] for hip-hop, he's a Grammy-winning artist-but he's also an advocate who's giving voice to a disease we too often just whisper about: the disease of addiction.

大家好！這周我請(qǐng)來(lái)了一位特殊的客人，馬克莫。對(duì)那些不怎么喜歡說(shuō)唱藝術(shù)的人來(lái)說(shuō)可能不太熟悉，他是格萊美獲獎(jiǎng)歌手，但他同時(shí)也是一位活動(dòng)家，呼吁人們關(guān)心我們大家經(jīng)常私下討論的一種疾病：毒癮。

Hey, everybody. I'm here with President Obama because I take this personally. I abused prescription drugs and battled addiction. If I hadn't gotten the help I needed when I needed it, I might not be here today. And I want to help others facing the same challenges I did.

大家好！我今天以個(gè)人的身份與奧巴馬總統(tǒng)會(huì)面。我曾經(jīng)濫用處方藥上癮，并長(zhǎng)期與之斗爭(zhēng)。如果在我當(dāng)時(shí)需要幫助的時(shí)候沒(méi)有得到幫助，我今天就可能不會(huì)在這里出現(xiàn)了。我也希望幫助其他人來(lái)面對(duì)我曾經(jīng)面臨的挑戰(zhàn)。

Drug overdoses now take more lives every year than traffic accidents. Deaths from opioid overdoses have tripled since 2000. A lot of the time, they're from legal drugs prescribed by a doctor. So addiction doesn't always start in some dark alley-it often starts in a medicine cabinet. In fact, a new study released this month found that 44 percent of Americans know someone who has been addicted to prescription pain killers.

現(xiàn)在，每年因藥物濫用致死的人數(shù)已經(jīng)超過(guò)車禍致死人數(shù)。類鴉片藥物濫用致死人數(shù)自2000年以來(lái)增加了3倍。很多時(shí)候，這些藥都是醫(yī)生開(kāi)出的合法處方藥。因此，毒癮并不總是從暗黑的小巷開(kāi)始，而經(jīng)常始于我們的儲(chǔ)藥箱。實(shí)際上，本月發(fā)布的一份新的研究報(bào)告表明，44%的美國(guó)人知道身邊有人曾經(jīng)對(duì)止痛處方藥上癮。

I didn't just know someone-I lost someone. My friend Kevin overdosed on painkillers when he was just 21 years old. Addiction is like any other disease-it doesn't discriminate. It doesn't care what color you are, whether you're a guy or a girl, rich or poor, whether you live in the inner-city, a suburb, or rural America. This doesn't just happen to other people's kids or in some other neighborhood. It can happen to any of us.

我不僅僅是知道有人上癮，我還永遠(yuǎn)失去了一些朋友。我的朋友凱文因使用止痛藥過(guò)量去世，當(dāng)時(shí)他才21歲。毒癮跟其他任何疾病一樣，沒(méi)有什么區(qū)別。無(wú)論你是什么膚色，是男是女，貧窮還是富裕，生活在城市、郊區(qū)還是鄉(xiāng)下。這種病不僅會(huì)發(fā)生在別人家的孩子或鄰居身上。也可能發(fā)生在任何人身上。

That's why just talking about this crisis isn't enough-we need to get treatment to more people who need it. My administration is working with communities to reduce overdose deaths, including with medication. We're working with law enforcement to help people get into treatment instead of jail. And under Obamacare, health plans in the Marketplace have to include coverage for treatment.

所以，僅僅討論這種危機(jī)是不夠的，我們需要為更多的人提供必要的治療手段。本屆政府正在與社會(huì)各界合作，降低藥物濫用致死率，包括醫(yī)用藥在內(nèi)。我們正與執(zhí)法人員一起，幫助人們接受治療而不是把他們關(guān)進(jìn)監(jiān)獄。在奧巴馬醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)范圍內(nèi)，醫(yī)保市場(chǎng)的健康保障計(jì)劃應(yīng)該將這些治療包含進(jìn)來(lái)。

I know recovery isn't easy or quick, but along with the 12-step program, treatment has saved my life. Recovery works-and we need our leaders in Washington fund it and people know how to find it.

我知道，恢復(fù)的過(guò)程會(huì)很長(zhǎng)，也不容易，但按照12步療法完成治療之后，我得救了。這種康復(fù)方案是有效的，我們需要華盛頓的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人們?yōu)榇颂峁┵Y金，人們會(huì)知道怎么獲得資助。

We all need to do more to make that happen. I've asked Congress to expand access to recovery services, and to give first responders the tools they need to treat overdoses before it's too late. This week, the House passed several bills about opioids-but unless they also make actual investments in more treatment, it won't get Americans the help they need.

我們需要共同努力實(shí)現(xiàn)這一目標(biāo)。我已經(jīng)要求國(guó)會(huì)擴(kuò)大醫(yī)保服務(wù)覆蓋范圍，給應(yīng)急處置人員必要的手段支持，及時(shí)治療藥物濫用患者，避免事情惡化。本周，眾議院通過(guò)了關(guān)于鴉片類藥物的多項(xiàng)法案，但除非他們能在治療方面做出實(shí)質(zhì)性的投資安排，否則，需要治療的人們能夠得到的幫助也是有限的。

On top of funding, doctors also need more training about the power of the pain medication they prescribe, and the risks they carry. Another way our country can help those suffering in private is to make this conversation public.

除了提供資金之外，醫(yī)生也需要更多的培訓(xùn)，讓他們知道開(kāi)出的止疼藥的功效，以及他們會(huì)承擔(dān)的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。此外，幫助那些遭受毒癮折磨的人們，還有另一種方式，就是讓這種對(duì)話從私下轉(zhuǎn)為公開(kāi)。

When you're going through it, it's hard to imagine there could be anything worse than addiction. But shame and the stigma associated with the disease keeps too many people from seeking the help they need. Addiction isn't a personal choice or a personal failing. And sometimes it takes more than a strong will to get better-it takes a strong community and accessible resources.

當(dāng)你經(jīng)歷過(guò)之后，很難想象還有什么事情比毒癮更糟糕。但隨之而來(lái)的羞恥感和壞名聲則伴隨著這種疾病一起，讓很多人不敢去尋找他們急需的幫助。毒癮并不是某個(gè)人特意的選擇或個(gè)人的過(guò)錯(cuò)。解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題有時(shí)候這需要強(qiáng)大的戒掉毒癮的意愿，需要強(qiáng)有力的社會(huì)支持和便捷的資源支撐。

The good news is, there's hope. When we talk about opioid abuse as the public health problem it is, more people will seek the help they need. More people will find the strength to recover, just like Macklemore and millions of Americans have. We'll see fewer preventable deaths and fewer broken families.

好消息是，希望就在眼前。當(dāng)我們將鴉片類藥物濫用作為一個(gè)公共衛(wèi)生問(wèn)題來(lái)討論的時(shí)候，就會(huì)有更多的人去尋求幫助。更多的人能找到恢復(fù)的信心，就像馬克莫和數(shù)百萬(wàn)已經(jīng)恢復(fù)的人們一樣。未來(lái)，我們可以預(yù)見(jiàn)，因毒癮死亡的人會(huì)更少，支離破碎的家庭也會(huì)更少。

We have to tell people who need help that it's OK to ask for it. We've got to make sure they know where to get it.

我們要告訴那些需要幫助的人們，大膽去尋求幫助，沒(méi)問(wèn)題。我們要讓他們知道應(yīng)該去哪里求援。

We all have a role to play. Even if we haven't fought this battle in our own lives, there's a good chance we know someone who has, or who is.

我們每個(gè)人都要盡自己的能力。即便我們自己不需要與這種病痛斗爭(zhēng)，我們?nèi)椭切┯羞@種病的人也是好事。

President Obama and I just had a powerful conversation here at the White House about opioid abuse, and what we can do about it. You can catch it this summer on MTV. And to find treatment in your area, call 1-800-662-HELP.

奧巴馬總統(tǒng)和我今天在白宮就鴉片類藥物濫用問(wèn)題進(jìn)行了一場(chǎng)很有分量的談話，而且說(shuō)到了如何解決這一問(wèn)題。我會(huì)在今年夏天的MTV上來(lái)展現(xiàn)。大家可以撥打電話1-800-662轉(zhuǎn)人工尋求治療方案。

Thanks, and have a great weekend.

謝謝，祝大家周末愉快。

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