Never take the first tablet-第一片,千万不要尝

Nevertakethefirsttablet|第一片，千万不要尝Buttwoweeksaftermy18thbirthdayIputherwordstothebackofmymind.Imetsomenewfriendsandwewentouttoanightclub.“Look,”saidone,showingmeawhitetablet.“Youwantone?”AtfirstIdidn’tknowwhatitwas,butIcheckeditoutmoreclosely.IrealizeditwasanEcstasy3tablet.“No,”Isaid,automatically4.Afewinthegrouphadtakentablets.“Goon,”saidanother,laterintheevening.“It’sharmless.”“Okay,”Isaid.Iswallowed5thepill.ThatnightIbecametotallyanimatedandIwaslikeaballofenergyonthedancefloor6.Theeffectsworeoff7aftersixhours.Ihadn’tsufferedanyharm.Ididn’ttakeanymoretabletsuntiltwomonthslaterwhenIwentonvacationwithtwofriends.Aguyinanightclubofferedmehalfatablet.Ihadnobadeffectsthefirsttime,soIacceptedhisoffer.Thistime,thetabletdidn’tseemtohaveanyeffect.Infact,Iforgotallaboutit.Nextmorningthough,Ifeltsotired.Iblamed8itonlate-nightpartying.ThenIbegantofeelsick9.Icouldn’tgetoutofbed.IthoughtImighthavefoodpoisoningorImighthavepickedupsomethingwhenIwentscubadiving10becauseI’dswallowedsomewater.Therestoftheholidaywaswasted.Ispenttendaysinthehotelroom.“Youreyeslookyellow,”myfriendtoldme.WhenIgotbackhomeMomtookmestraighttothedoctor.HetookabloodtestandIwaitedfortheresults.FourdayslaterIhadn’timprovedandMomtookmetothehospital.Bynowtheresultshadcomethrough11.“Itlookslikethere’ssomethingwrongwithyourliver,”saidthedoctor.Thenheleanedforwardandsaid.“Haveyoutakenanydrugs?”IwasawarethatMomwassittingrightbesideme.AndIknewhowshefeltaboutdrugs.IthoughtbacktothehalftabletofEcstasyItookovermyvacation.Butithadn’tworked,Itriedtoconvince12myself.Ithadhadabsolutelynoeffectonme.Itcouldn’tbethecauseofallthis.“No,”Ilied.“Ihaven’t.”ThedoctorwonderedifIwassufferingfromhepatitis13.Theywantedmetostaysothattheycouldcontinuetocheckmyliver.SlowlyIbegantorecover.TwoweekslaterIwasoutofthehospital.Itookamonthofffrommyjobatasupermarket.Gradually,IbegantofeelbetterandIreturnedtowork.ThenthreeweekslaterItookanotherEcstasytabletwhenIwasout.InmymindI’dneverlinkedtheEcstasytablettomyliverproblem,sonovoiceinmyheadsaid,“Don’tdoit.”Iwentdownhill14again,andafewweekslaterabiopsy15wascarriedoutonmyliver.Iwasadmittedtothehospital16.Thedoctorsaid,“Thebiopsyindicatesyourliverproblemisdrug-related,butwewon’tknowproperlyuntilanotherfewdays.”Againheaskedthequestion,“Haveyoutakendrugs?”AgainIlied.“No,Ihaven’t,”Ireplied.Ididn’tdaretotellIhad17.Surelythosesmalltabletscouldn’thavedonethismuchdamagetome?Ibecamemoreandmoreill.BackathomeonenightIremembersendingacellphonetextmessagetomyfriends.ButIcouldn’tunderstandtheirreplies.ThatwasthelastthingIremember.WhenIwokeupIwasinthehospitalagain.Momwasthere.“Whathappened?”Iasked.“Justrest,”shesaidandsmiled.Butlaterthenursesaidsomething.Mymindbegantowhirl18.“Whatonearth19happenedtome?”Idemanded.Momgentlytookmyhand.Shestartedtospeak.Whenshefinished,thetearsrolleddownmycheeks.“HowcouldIhavebeensostupid?”Iwept.Momtoldmeshe’dtakenmetothehospital.I’dgottenworseandworseandthenslippedintoacoma20.Iwentthroughliverfailure21.“Theysaidyouhadthreedayslefttolive,”shesaid.“Theysaidyouneededalivertransplant22urgently,oryou’ddie.”Onthethirdday,miraculously23,Momwastoldaliverwasavailable24forme.DoctorsworkedoutthatthetabletItookduringmyvactioncausedtheinitial25damage,andthethirdpillmadeitworse.Ishouldhavebeentruthfulfromthestart.Mymotherhadtofindoutthroughthehospital.“Ifonlyyoutoldusyou’dtakendrugs,”Momsaid.“Ifyouhad,thedoctorscouldhavetreatedyoumuchearlierandyoupossiblycould’veavoidedyourliverfailing.”MomtoldmethatI’dbeeninacomafor20days.Iunderwentafivehourtransplantoperation.Thatwasoverayearagoandnowithasbeenasuccess.But,I’vehadtolearntowalk,talkandeatagainbecausemybodyhasbeensoravaged26bythatlittlepill.I’msogratefulI’mstillhere.WithoutmytransplantIwouldhavedied.I’mdeterminedtowarnothersnow:nevertakethatfirsttablet.Itonlytakesonetokillyou.1.tabletn．(此处)迷幻药（片）2．drumsthintosb／intosb＇shead反复向某人灌输某事3．ecstasyn．（美俚）迷幻药4．automaticallyadv．不加思索地5．swallowv．吞，咽6．此句意为：那天晚上我动力十足，在舞池里像一个能量球。animatedadj．有活力的7．wearoff逐渐消失8．blamesthonsth／sb归咎于某事／某人9．sick[sik]adj．（此处）恶心的10．此句意为：我想我可能是食物中毒，或是在潜水时感染了什么病菌。pickup（此处）得，染（疾病）scubadiving戴呼吸器潜水11．comethrough（检查结果）出来12．convincev．说服13．hepatitisn．肝炎14．downhilladv．（健康）走下坡路，恶化15．biopsyn．活体切片检查16．此句意为：我入医院接受治疗。admitv．接受17．Ididn＇tdaretotellIhad＝Ididn＇tdaretotellIhadtakendrugs18．whirlv．眩晕19．onearth究竟，到底20．slipintoacoma陷入昏迷21．此句意为：我得了肝衰竭。failuren．（医）衰竭22．transplantn．移植23．miraculouslyadv．不可思议24．availableadj．可获得的；可用的25．initialadj．最初的，开始的26．ravagev．损坏