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6月26日是第19个国际禁毒日，其主题为“毒品不是儿戏”，旨在呼吁国际社会重视对少年儿童的反毒教育, 为他们提供健康的成长环境。 (Words: about 320; Time: 4 minutes) The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime,(犯罪) or UNODC, selected (选择)“drugs are not child’s play” as the theme of its 2006 international campaign,in an effort to increase public awareness of the destructive power of drugs and society’s responsibility to care for the well-being of children. (为增加公众对毒品危害的了解,和社会对儿童健康所应尽的责任而做出努力)和The latest statistics indicate (数据显示)that 200 million people, or 5 per cent of the global population aged 15-64, have consumed (消费)illicit (不法的)drugs at least once in the last 12 months. But what about children? Although they are seldom the object of national and international studies, children of all ages are affected by drug abuse(滥用) and trafficking （非法交易）. Street children, working and living in terrible conditions, are vulnerable,(易受伤害的) as are boys and girls whose family members are buying or selling illicit substances. These kids are exposed not only to bad examples but also to violent (暴力)behavior associated to drug abuse.In some instances, (例如)children have lost their parents to this scourge(灾难) and are now cared for by uncles, aunts or grandparents. At school, the situation may not be any better. Teenagers and peers （同龄人） may be pressuring kids to smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol (酒精)at first, and then to try marihuana （大麻）. Other types of drugs may follow. | 
