Soft Drugs in Amsterdam

Reading comprehension

A Mark each statement as either true(T) or false(F) according to the reading.

1. 
   The Netherland has several approaches to its drug policy. ______
   
2. 
   The Dutch drug policy recognizes that drug use cannot be overall eliminated______
   
3. 
   All hard drugs are not prohibited_____
   
4. 
   The buyer is 18, no more than 10grams are sold in a single transaction._____
   
5. 
   The extent and nature of the use of soft drugs didder much from other Western countries.______
   

B Choose the best answer according to the reading.

1. 
   Which activists caution against the use of those drugs to both individuals and to society?
   

1. 
   Anti-activists
   
2. 
   Nausea
   
3. 
   Proponents
   

2. 
   Where the laws permit soft drugs to be sold?
   

1. 
   Supermarkets
   
2. 
   Gym
   
3. 
   Hash bars
   

3. 
   The Newtherland has the fewest drug-related deaths in all……
   

1. 
   Asia
   
2. 
   Europe
   
3. 
   America
   

4. 
   The Newtherlands places a high priority on …….
   

1. 
   Intervenous
   
2. 
   Syringe
   
3. 
   Nausea
   

5. 
   Intravenous drug users tred in old needles for new ……
   

1. 
   Syringe
   
2. 
   Methamphetamine
   
3. 
   Sterile
   

Summary

Methamphetamines nausea all hard drugs chemotherapy Treatment hash bars reasons

The Dutch drug policy recognizes that drug use cannot be completely eliminated. It also recognizes that there are legitimate medical 1 ___________ for drug use . shuc as smoking marijuana to diminish __________ assosicated with 3___________ 4 _______________ . Therefore, it distinguishes between soft drugs , such as marijuana, and hurd drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and 5_____________ , which often lead to addictions. 6_________________ are prohibited but laws permit soft drugs to be sold in coffe shops and used in 7____________ as long as the buyer is at least eighteen years old and no more than five grams are sold in a single transaction.