The ‘Report’ of the New York Academy of Medicine agrees with the objective of stopping drug addiction and with the efforts at rehabilitation. It disapproves of the punitive approach and the fantastically brutal punishment. It proposes a more humane program as follows: 1. There should be a changed attitude toward the addict. He is a sick person, not a criminal. 2. The most effective way to get rid of drug addiction is to take the profit out of illegal drug traffic. The addict should be able to get his drugs at low cost under Federal control in conjunction with efforts to have him undergo withdrawal. 3. There should be medical supervision of existing addicts with strong efforts toward their rehabilitation. This would involve persuasion of the addict to go through treatment and rehabilitation, evaluation of the methods of treatment, and supervision of addicts who were unwilling or stubborn to treatment. 4. There should be no reduction in the efforts toward the elimination of the supply of illegal drugs. Every effort should be made to arrest drug peddlers, wholesalers, and importers. While the addict should be considered as a sick person and treated appropriately, the nonaddict trafficker should feel the full punishment of the law. 5. By means of all educational media, radios, televisions, the press, lectures, books, and classrooms, there should be a concentrated effort to inform the public of the dangers attendant on the use of narcotic drugs. 6. Such a program would provide enough data relating to the number of addicts, the origin of individual usage, the number under treatment, the outcome of various forms of treatment, the number known to be unwilling to treatment, and similar information which is not now available. Such information would form a solid basis for better control, better rehabilitation, and better knowledge concerning the effect of narcotic addiction. Taken from: Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2007. © 1993-2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Questions 2. What are the proposals or suggestions stated in the text?

Jawaban yang benar adalah: Proposals or suggestions stated in the text are; (1) a changed attitude towards the addicts, (2) taking advantage of illegal drug trafficking, (3) medical supervision of addicts, (4) strengthened efforts to eradicate the circulation of illegal drugs, (5) educative information to the public about the dangers of using narcotic drugs, and (6) disclosure of information starting from the number of addicts, origin of individual use, the number under treatment, the outcome of various forms of treatment, the number known to be unwilling to treatment, to similar information which is not now available. Mari simak pembahasan soal berikut ini! Soal menanyakan, "Apa pengajuan atau saran yang tercantum pada teks?" Pada teks tertulis; "It proposes a more humane program as follows: 1. There should be a changed attitude toward the addict. He is a sick person, not a criminal. 2. The most effective way to get rid of drug addiction is to take the profit out of illegal drug traffic. 3. There should be medical supervision of existing addicts with strong efforts toward their rehabilitation. 4. There should be no reduction in the efforts toward the elimination of the supply of illegal drugs. 5. By means of all educational media, radios, televisions, the press, lectures, books, and classrooms, there should be a concentrated effort to inform the public of the dangers attendant on the use of narcotic drugs. 6. Such a program would provide enough data relating to the number of addicts, the origin of individual usage, the number under treatment, the outcome of various forms of treatment, the number known to be unwilling to treatment, and similar information which is not now available." “Laporan Akademi Kedokteran New York mengusulkan program yang lebih manusiawi sebagai berikut: 1. Harus ada perubahan sikap terhadap pecandu. Dia adalah orang sakit, bukan penjahat. 2. Cara paling efektif untuk menghilangkan kecanduan narkoba adalah dengan mengambil keuntungan dari peredaran narkoba ilegal. 3. Harus ada pengawasan medis terhadap pecandu yang ada dengan upaya yang kuat terhadap rehabilitasi mereka. 4. Tidak boleh ada pelemahan dalam upaya pemberantasan peredaran obat-obatan terlarang. 5. Melalui semua media pendidikan, radio, televisi, pers, ceramah, buku, dan ruang kelas, harus ada upaya terkonsentrasi untuk menginformasikan kepada masyarakat tentang bahaya penggunaan obat-obatan narkotika. 6. Program tersebut akan memberikan data yang cukup berkaitan dengan jumlah pecandu, asal penggunaan individu, jumlah yang dirawat, hasil dari berbagai bentuk pengobatan, jumlah yang diketahui tidak mau berobat, dan informasi serupa yang tidak sekarang tersedia." Dari kutipan teks, kita tahu bahwa pengajuan atau usulan yang tercantum pada teks antara lain; (1) Perubahan sikap terhadap pecandu. (2) Pengambilan keuntungan dari peredaran narkoba ilegal. (3) Pengawasan medis terhadap pecandu. (4) Penguatan upaya pemberantasan peredaran obat-obatan terlarang. (5) Informasi edukatif kepada masyarakat tentang bahaya penggunaan obat-obatan narkotika. (6) Keterbukaan informasi mulai dari jumlah pecandu, asal penggunaan individu, jumlah yang dirawat, hasil dari berbagai bentuk pengobatan, jumlah yang diketahui tidak mau berobat, dan informasi serupa yang tidak sekarang tersedia. Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah: Proposals or suggestions stated in the text are; (1) a changed attitude towards the addicts, (2) taking advantage of illegal drug trafficking, (3) medical supervision of addicts, (4) strengthened efforts to eradicate the circulation of illegal drugs, (5) educative information to the public about the dangers of using narcotic drugs, and (6) disclosure of information starting from the number of addicts, origin of individual use, the number under treatment, the outcome of various forms of treatment, the number known to be unwilling to treatment, to similar information which is not now available.