VOA常速英语:Study Shows Opiate Abuse by Some US Forces with Mental Disorders

2. disorder n.混乱, 凌乱；骚乱, 动乱；(身心、机能)失调
例句：He's suffering from severe mental disorder.
他患有严重的精神病。

3. assess vt.估价, 估计；评定, 核定
例句：We should equitably assess historical figures.
我们应该公正地评价历史人物。

4. identify vt.认出, 识别
例句：She learned how to identify medicinal herbs from a traditional Chinese doctor.
她向一位中医大夫学习如何识别草药。

5. prescribe v. 开药方; 指示；规定, 指定遵守
例句：The doctor prepared to prescribe a receipt.
医生准备开个药方。

6. counterpart n. 与对方地位相当的人, 与另一方作用相当的物
例句：The sales directress phoned her counterpart in the other firm.
销售部的女经理给另一家公司的销售部经理打了电话。

7. overdose n. 过量用药
例句：He took an overdose and was in the hospital for weeks.
他用药过量, 在医院住了好几个星期。

8. alternative adj. 替代的;供选择的
例句：There was no alternative route open to her.
她别无选择。

9. adverse adj. 不利的, 有害的
例句：Dirt and disease are adverse to the best growth of children.
肮脏与疾病对儿童健康成长不利。

10. fix n. 困境, 窘境
例句：He got himself into a bad fix.
他使自己陷入困境。