Questões de Inglês

The words strip in “comic strip” and powder in “baking powder” are:

“The butter is crispy, is that normal?” means:

What´s the idea expressed by the stretch “I wonder if I should´ve added the eggs before I put it in the oven”:

According to the comic strip, the stretch “I´m gonna cook dinner for Liz tonight” is in which verbal tense:

Kick Your Smoking Habit With... Magic Mushrooms?

By Paula Mejia

Filed: 9/11/14 at 5:42 PM

In: http://www.newsweek.com/kick-your-smoking-habit-magic-mushrooms-270012

​

[1]- A small group of longtime smokers were able to kick

their nicotine habit after taking psilocybin – the same

hallucinogenic present in magic mushrooms – in a

cognitive behavioral therapy treatment program at

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,

according to a report published in today's Journal of

Psychopharmacology. All 15 participants had tried

to quit smoking cigarettes before, with nicotine

replacement and drugs alike, and all had failed.

[2]- Five women and 10 men, roughly around 51 years

old, participated in the study. On average, the

lifelong smokers had smoked 19 cigarettes a day for

31 years. Five participants had never tried the mindaltering

drug, while 10 participants said they had

used it (recreationally) in the past. After briefing

them on psilocybin's effects, researchers gave

participants the drug in three separate doses, the

first of which was given to them the day they planned

to go cold turkey on cigarettes. Participants were

given the second dose two weeks after the initial

dose and the third eight weeks later.

[3]- With each dose, researchers increased the amount

of psilocybin administered. In each of the

individualized, six-to-seven-hour sessions,

participants were told to relax and reflect on their

experiences. Two researchers kept an eye on the

subjects, many of whom listened to music 

throughout.

[4]- Matthew W. Johnson, an associate professor of

psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns

Hopkins and study co-author, said in a press release

that the rate of nicotine abstinence for the study's

participants stood at 80 percent after six months, a

markedly higher rate than typical success rates in

smoking cessation trials. Varenicline, typically

considered the drug most effective in curbing a

smoking habit, has demonstrated only a 35 percent

success rate after six months. Nicotine replacement

and behavioral therapy alone, by contrast, usually

have a success rate of less than 30 percent.

Researchers note that the benefits last even after

participants came down from the mind-altering drug.

[5]- The research initiative is part of a federally funded

cognitive-behavior smoking-cessation program. Yet

the study's authors caution people against “do-ityourself”

drug use, stating that the results were the

result of controlled doses in a treatment program. If

administered responsibly in a cognitive behavioral

therapy program, however, the researchers suggest

that psilocybin can be an effective tool for smoking

cessation, as it may help to deconstruct patterns of

behavior and thoughts after years of being addicted

to cigarettes.

[6]- In a Washingtonian profile published earlier this year, 

Johnson said that he was inspired by previous

studies that linked hallucinogens to the effective

treatment of serious heroin and alcohol addictions.

The mind-altering drug reportedly causes users to go

into reflective states of sublimity, in which they accept

new perspectives. Citing anecdotal evidence,

Johnson told the paper that people would sometimes

stop smoking after using psilocybin recreationally,

perhaps after experiencing a kind of spiritual

awakening. “They'll say, 'Lo and behold, I had a

cigarette in my hand and thought: What in the world

have I been doing?' Psilocybin opens a window of

opportunity with a very altered experience of oneself

and of oneself in the world,” he said.

[7]- The study touches upon the same ethos of

traditional treatment programs, such as Alcoholics

Anonymous, encouraging spirituality as part of the

rehabilitation process. Johnson's method combines

the spiritual connection with cognitive behavioral

therapy.

[8]- "Quitting smoking isn't a simple biological reaction

to psilocybin, as with other medications that directly

affect nicotine receptors," Johnson said in a press

release. "When administered after careful

preparation and in a therapeutic context, psilocybin

can lead to deep reflection about one's life and

spark motivation to change."

[9]- Johnson plans to use the drug for his next study,

which will cross-reference MRI scans of people who

used nicotine patches to successfully stop smoking

as compared to those who took psilocybin and

successfully quit.

Nos parágrafos 6 e 7, podemos dizer que a nova droga afasta o indivíduo do hábito

Kick Your Smoking Habit With... Magic Mushrooms?

By Paula Mejia

Filed: 9/11/14 at 5:42 PM

In: http://www.newsweek.com/kick-your-smoking-habit-magic-mushrooms-270012

​

[1]- A small group of longtime smokers were able to kick

their nicotine habit after taking psilocybin – the same

hallucinogenic present in magic mushrooms – in a

cognitive behavioral therapy treatment program at

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,

according to a report published in today's Journal of

Psychopharmacology. All 15 participants had tried

to quit smoking cigarettes before, with nicotine

replacement and drugs alike, and all had failed.

[2]- Five women and 10 men, roughly around 51 years

old, participated in the study. On average, the

lifelong smokers had smoked 19 cigarettes a day for

31 years. Five participants had never tried the mindaltering

drug, while 10 participants said they had

used it (recreationally) in the past. After briefing

them on psilocybin's effects, researchers gave

participants the drug in three separate doses, the

first of which was given to them the day they planned

to go cold turkey on cigarettes. Participants were

given the second dose two weeks after the initial

dose and the third eight weeks later.

[3]- With each dose, researchers increased the amount

of psilocybin administered. In each of the

individualized, six-to-seven-hour sessions,

participants were told to relax and reflect on their

experiences. Two researchers kept an eye on the

subjects, many of whom listened to music 

throughout.

[4]- Matthew W. Johnson, an associate professor of

psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns

Hopkins and study co-author, said in a press release

that the rate of nicotine abstinence for the study's

participants stood at 80 percent after six months, a

markedly higher rate than typical success rates in

smoking cessation trials. Varenicline, typically

considered the drug most effective in curbing a

smoking habit, has demonstrated only a 35 percent

success rate after six months. Nicotine replacement

and behavioral therapy alone, by contrast, usually

have a success rate of less than 30 percent.

Researchers note that the benefits last even after

participants came down from the mind-altering drug.

[5]- The research initiative is part of a federally funded

cognitive-behavior smoking-cessation program. Yet

the study's authors caution people against “do-ityourself”

drug use, stating that the results were the

result of controlled doses in a treatment program. If

administered responsibly in a cognitive behavioral

therapy program, however, the researchers suggest

that psilocybin can be an effective tool for smoking

cessation, as it may help to deconstruct patterns of

behavior and thoughts after years of being addicted

to cigarettes.

[6]- In a Washingtonian profile published earlier this year, 

Johnson said that he was inspired by previous

studies that linked hallucinogens to the effective

treatment of serious heroin and alcohol addictions.

The mind-altering drug reportedly causes users to go

into reflective states of sublimity, in which they accept

new perspectives. Citing anecdotal evidence,

Johnson told the paper that people would sometimes

stop smoking after using psilocybin recreationally,

perhaps after experiencing a kind of spiritual

awakening. “They'll say, 'Lo and behold, I had a

cigarette in my hand and thought: What in the world

have I been doing?' Psilocybin opens a window of

opportunity with a very altered experience of oneself

and of oneself in the world,” he said.

[7]- The study touches upon the same ethos of

traditional treatment programs, such as Alcoholics

Anonymous, encouraging spirituality as part of the

rehabilitation process. Johnson's method combines

the spiritual connection with cognitive behavioral

therapy.

[8]- "Quitting smoking isn't a simple biological reaction

to psilocybin, as with other medications that directly

affect nicotine receptors," Johnson said in a press

release. "When administered after careful

preparation and in a therapeutic context, psilocybin

can lead to deep reflection about one's life and

spark motivation to change."

[9]- Johnson plans to use the drug for his next study,

which will cross-reference MRI scans of people who

used nicotine patches to successfully stop smoking

as compared to those who took psilocybin and

successfully quit.

No parágrafo 5 é dito que o tratamento com psilocybin