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Michael Botticelli: Addiction is a disease. We should treat it like one
Michael Botticelli.: A dependência é uma doença. Devemos tratá-la como tal.
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Só uma em cada nove pessoas nos EUA recebem os cuidados de saúde e tratamentos de que precisam para a dependência e o abuso de substâncias. Michael Boticelli, antigo director da Política Nacional de Controlo de Drogas, trabalha para pôr fim a esta epidemia e para tratar as pessoas dependentes com bondade, compaixão e justiça. Numa palestra pessoal e ponderada, ele encoraja os milhões de americanos em recuperação actualmente a se fazerem ouvir e a confrontar o estigma associado às doenças relacionadas com o consumo de substâncias.
Michael Botticelli - Drug policy expert
As Director of National Drug Control Policy, Michael Botticelli led the Obama Administration’s drug policy efforts to diminish the consequences of substance use through evidence-based prevention, treatment and recovery support services. Full bio
As Director of National Drug Control Policy, Michael Botticelli led the Obama Administration’s drug policy efforts to diminish the consequences of substance use through evidence-based prevention, treatment and recovery support services. Full bio
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00:13
Twenty-eight years ago,
I was a broken man.
I was a broken man.
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Há 28 anos, eu era um homem destroçado.
00:16
And you probably wouldn't be able
to tell that if you met me.
to tell that if you met me.
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E, se me vissem,
provavelmente não iam reparar.
provavelmente não iam reparar.
00:20
I had a good job at a well-respected
academic institution.
academic institution.
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Tinha um bom emprego
numa instituição académica respeitada
numa instituição académica respeitada
00:24
I dressed well, of course.
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Andava bem vestido, claro.
00:27
But my insides were rotting away.
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Mas no interior
estava a apodrecer.
estava a apodrecer.
00:30
You see, I grew up in a family
riddled with addiction,
riddled with addiction,
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É que cresci numa família
assolada pela dependência,
assolada pela dependência,
00:34
and as a kid, I also struggled
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e em criança tive problemas
00:36
with coming to terms
with my own sexuality.
with my own sexuality.
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em aceitar a minha sexualidade.
00:38
And even though I couldn't name it then,
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Embora na altura
não soubesse dar-lhe um nome
não soubesse dar-lhe um nome
00:41
growing up as a gay kid
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crescer como um rapaz "gay"
00:43
just compounded my issues
of isolation and insecurities.
of isolation and insecurities.
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só aumentava os meus problemas
de isolamento e inseguranças.
de isolamento e inseguranças.
00:48
But drinking took all of that away.
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Mas com a bebida desaparecia tudo.
00:52
Like many, I drank at an early age.
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Como muita gente, comecei a beber cedo.
00:56
I continued to drink
my way through college.
my way through college.
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Continuei a beber durante a faculdade.
00:59
And when I finally did come out
in the early 1980s,
in the early 1980s,
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E quando finalmente me assumi,
no início dos anos 80,
no início dos anos 80,
01:02
about the only places
to meet other gay people,
to meet other gay people,
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os únicos locais
onde podia conhecer outros "gays",
onde podia conhecer outros "gays",
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to socialize,
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conviver,
01:07
to be yourself, were gay bars.
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ser eu mesmo,
eram bares "gay".
eram bares "gay".
01:10
And what do you do in gay bars?
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E o que fazemos nos bares "gay"?
01:12
You drink.
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Bebemos.
01:14
And I did --
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E eu bebia...
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a lot.
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muito.
01:17
My story is not unique.
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A minha história não é única.
01:19
Like millions of Americans,
my disease progressed undiagnosed.
my disease progressed undiagnosed.
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Como milhões de americanos,
a minha doença não foi diagnosticada.
a minha doença não foi diagnosticada.
01:24
It took me to people
and places and things
and places and things
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Levou-me a pessoas, lugares e coisas
01:26
that I never would have chosen.
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que eu nunca teria escolhido.
01:29
It wasn't until
an intersection with the law
an intersection with the law
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Foi só quando tive um problema com a lei
01:32
gave me an "opportunity" to get care,
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que me deu a "oportunidade"
de receber ajuda
de receber ajuda
01:35
that I began my journey of recovery.
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que comecei o percurso
de recuperação.
de recuperação.
01:39
My journey of recovery
has been filled with love and with joy,
has been filled with love and with joy,
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O meu percurso de recuperação
está cheio de amor e alegria
está cheio de amor e alegria
01:43
but it hasn't been without pain.
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mas também de sofrimento.
01:45
Like many of you, I've lost too many
friends and family to this disease.
friends and family to this disease.
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Como muitos de vós, perdi muitos
amigos e parentes devido a esta doença.
amigos e parentes devido a esta doença.
01:49
I've heard too many
heartbreaking stories
heartbreaking stories
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Ouvi muitas histórias dolorosas
01:51
of people who've lost
loved ones to addiction.
loved ones to addiction.
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de quem perdeu entes queridos assim.
01:54
And I've also lost
countless friends to HIV and AIDS.
countless friends to HIV and AIDS.
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Também perdi muitos amigos
com o VIH e a sida.
com o VIH e a sida.
01:59
Our current opioid epidemic
and the AIDS epidemic
and the AIDS epidemic
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A actual epidemia de opiáceos
e a epidemia da sida
e a epidemia da sida
02:02
tragically have much in common.
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têm, tragicamente, muito em comum.
02:06
Right now, we are in the midst of one
of the greatest health crises of our time.
of the greatest health crises of our time.
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Neste momento, estamos a meio de uma
das maiores crises de saúde da nossa era.
das maiores crises de saúde da nossa era.
02:11
During 2014 alone, 28,000 people
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Só em 2014, morreram 28 mil pessoas
02:15
died of drug overdoses associated
with prescription drugs and heroin.
with prescription drugs and heroin.
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de overdoses associadas
a medicamentos receitados e heroína
a medicamentos receitados e heroína
02:22
During the 1980s, scores of people
were dying from HIV and AIDS.
were dying from HIV and AIDS.
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Nos anos 80, imensas pessoas
morriam de VIH e sida.
morriam de VIH e sida.
02:27
Public officials ignored it.
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As autoridades ignoraram isto.
02:30
Some wouldn't even utter the words.
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Alguns nem diziam a palavra.
02:33
They didn't want treatment.
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Não queriam tratamento.
02:36
And tragically, there are many parallels
with our current epidemic.
with our current epidemic.
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Infelizmente, há muitos paralelos
com a nossa epidemia actual.
com a nossa epidemia actual.
02:40
Some called it the gay plague.
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Chamavam-lhe "a praga gay."
02:43
They called for quarantines.
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Exigiam quarentenas.
02:46
They wanted to separate
the innocent victims from the rest of us.
the innocent victims from the rest of us.
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Queriam separar as vítimas inocentes
das outras pessoas.
das outras pessoas.
02:52
I was afraid we were losing this battle
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Eu temia que estivéssemos
a perder a batalha
a perder a batalha
02:54
because people were
blaming us for being sick.
blaming us for being sick.
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porque as pessoas culpavam-nos
por estarmos doentes.
por estarmos doentes.
02:58
Public policy was being held hostage
by stigma and fear,
by stigma and fear,
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As políticas públicas estavam reféns
do estigma e do medo
do estigma e do medo
03:03
and also held hostage
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e também estavam reféns
03:05
were compassion, care,
research, recovery and treatment.
research, recovery and treatment.
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a compaixão, os cuidados, a investigação,
a recuperação e o tratamento
a recuperação e o tratamento
03:11
But we changed all that.
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Mas nós mudámos isso.
03:14
Because out of the pain of those deaths,
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Porque a partir da dor daquelas mortes
03:17
we saw a social and political movement.
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vimos um movimento social e político.
03:20
AIDS galvanized us into action;
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A sida inspirou-nos a agir,
03:24
to stand up, to speak up and to act out.
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a protestar, a falar e a actuar.
03:30
And it also galvanized
the LGBT movement.
the LGBT movement.
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Também inspirou o movimento LGBT
03:34
We knew we were
in a battle for our lives
in a battle for our lives
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Sabíamos que era uma luta pela vida
03:36
because silence equaled death,
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porque o silêncio era morrer,
03:38
but we changed,
and we made things happen.
and we made things happen.
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mas mudámos e fizemos acontecer.
03:42
And right now, we have the potential
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E agora temos o potencial
03:45
to see the end of HIV/AIDS
in our lifetime.
in our lifetime.
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de assistir ao fim do VIH/sida
durante a nossa vida.
durante a nossa vida.
03:50
These changes came in no small part
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Estas mudanças deveram-se,
em grande parte,
em grande parte,
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by the courageous, yet simple decision
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à decisão simples mas corajosa
03:57
for people to come out
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de as pessoas se assumirem
03:59
to their neighbors,
to their friends, to their families
to their friends, to their families
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perante os vizinhos,
amigos, famílias,
amigos, famílias,
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and to their coworkers.
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e colegas.
04:08
Years ago, I was a volunteer
for the Names Project.
for the Names Project.
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Há uns anos, fui voluntário
no Projecto Names
no Projecto Names
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This was an effort started
by Cleve Jones in San Francisco
by Cleve Jones in San Francisco
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que foi criado por
Cleve Jones em São Francisco
Cleve Jones em São Francisco
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to show that people who died of AIDS
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para mostrar que
os que morreram de sida
os que morreram de sida
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had names
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tinham nomes,
tinham caras e famílias
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and faces and families
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04:23
and people who loved them.
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e pessoas que gostavam deles.
04:27
I still recall unfolding
the AIDS memorial quilt
the AIDS memorial quilt
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Ainda me lembro de inaugurar
a manta memorial à sida
a manta memorial à sida
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on the National Mall
on a brilliant day in October, 1988.
on a brilliant day in October, 1988.
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no National Mall, num dia solarengo
em Outubro de 1988.
em Outubro de 1988.
04:43
So fast forward to 2015.
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Passemos a 2015.
04:46
The Supreme Court's decision to strike
down the ban on same-sex marriage.
down the ban on same-sex marriage.
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A decisão do Supremo Tribunal de anular
a proibição do casamento "gay".
a proibição do casamento "gay".
04:51
My husband, Dave, and I walk over
to the steps of the Supreme Court
to the steps of the Supreme Court
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Eu e o meu marido, Dave, fomos até
à escadaria do Supremo Tribunal
à escadaria do Supremo Tribunal
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to celebrate that decision
with so many other people,
with so many other people,
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para celebrar a decisão, com muita gente.
04:57
and I couldn't help but think
how far we came around LGBT rights
how far we came around LGBT rights
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Pensei como tínhamos avançado tanto
em termos dos direitos LGBT
em termos dos direitos LGBT
05:03
and yet how far we needed to go
around issues of addiction.
around issues of addiction.
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mas como ainda precisávamos de avançar
no que toca aos problemas da dependência.
no que toca aos problemas da dependência.
05:10
When I was nominated
by President Obama
by President Obama
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Quando o Presidente Obama me nomeou
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to be his Director of Drug Policy,
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como director da Política para as Drogas
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I was very open about my recovery
and about the fact that I was a gay man.
and about the fact that I was a gay man.
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fui muito aberto em relação à minha
recuperação e à minha homossexualidade.
recuperação e à minha homossexualidade.
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And at no point during
my confirmation process --
my confirmation process --
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Durante o processo de confirmação,
05:21
at least that I know of --
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— pelo menos que eu saiba —
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did the fact that I was a gay man
come to bear on my candidacy
come to bear on my candidacy
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a minha homossexualidade nunca
influiu na minha candidatura
influiu na minha candidatura
05:26
or my fitness to do this job.
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ou na minha capacidade para o cargo.
05:29
But my addiction did.
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Mas a dependência influiu.
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At one point, a congressional staffer
said that there was no way
said that there was no way
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A certa altura, um membro do Congresso
disse que era impossível
disse que era impossível
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that I was going to be confirmed
by the United States Senate
by the United States Senate
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eu ser confirmado pelo
Senado dos Estados Unidos da América
Senado dos Estados Unidos da América
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because of my past,
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devido ao meu passado,
05:40
despite the fact that I had been
in recovery for over 20 years,
in recovery for over 20 years,
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apesar de estar em recuperação
há mais de 20 anos,
há mais de 20 anos,
05:44
and despite the fact
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e apesar do facto
05:45
that this job takes a little bit
of knowledge around addiction.
of knowledge around addiction.
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de este cargo exigir algum conhecimento
sobre a dependência.
sobre a dependência.
05:48
(Laughter)
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(Risos)
05:51
So, you know, this is the stigma
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É este o estigma
05:54
that people with
substance use disorders
substance use disorders
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que as pessoas dependentes
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face every single day,
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enfrentam todos os dias,
05:58
and you know, I have to tell you
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e tenho de dizer
06:00
it's still why I'm more comfortable
coming out as a gay man
coming out as a gay man
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que, por isso, é mais confortável
assumir-me como homossexual
assumir-me como homossexual
06:03
than I am as a person
with a history of addiction.
with a history of addiction.
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do que como alguém
com um historial de dependência.
com um historial de dependência.
06:07
Nearly every family in America
is affected by addiction.
is affected by addiction.
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Quase todas as famílias americanas
são afectadas pela dependência.
são afectadas pela dependência.
06:11
Yet, unfortunately, too often,
it's not talked about openly and honestly.
it's not talked about openly and honestly.
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Mas, infelizmente, muitas vezes
não falamos disso
com honestidade e abertura.
com honestidade e abertura.
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It's whispered about.
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Falamos baixinho.
06:19
It's met with derision and scorn.
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As pessoas reagem com desdém e escárnio.
06:23
We hear these stories,
time and time again, on TV, online,
time and time again, on TV, online,
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Ouvimos constantemente histórias
na televisão, na Internet,
na televisão, na Internet,
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we hear it from public officials,
and we hear it from family and friends.
and we hear it from family and friends.
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ouvimos de responsáveis públicos
e de familiares e amigos.
e de familiares e amigos.
06:33
And those of us with an addiction,
we hear those voices,
we hear those voices,
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E nós, os dependentes,
ouvimos essas vozes
ouvimos essas vozes
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and somehow we believe that we are
less deserving of care and treatment.
less deserving of care and treatment.
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e, por alguma razão, acreditamos que
não merecemos cuidados e tratamento.
não merecemos cuidados e tratamento.
06:43
Today in the United States,
only one in nine people
only one in nine people
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Hoje, nos EUA,
só uma em cada nove pessoas
só uma em cada nove pessoas
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get care and treatment for their disorder.
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recebem cuidados e tratamento
pela sua doença.
pela sua doença.
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One in nine.
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Uma em cada nove.
06:50
Think about that.
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Pensem nisso.
06:52
Generally, people with other diseases
get care and treatment.
get care and treatment.
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Em geral, as pessoas com outras doenças
recebem tratamento.
recebem tratamento.
06:55
If you have cancer, you get treatment,
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Se tiver cancro, é tratado.
06:57
if you have diabetes, you get treatment.
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Se tiver diabetes, é tratado.
06:59
If you have a heart attack,
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Se tiver um ataque cardíaco,
07:01
you get emergency services,
and you get referred to care.
and you get referred to care.
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recebe cuidados de emergência
e é enviado para ser tratado.
e é enviado para ser tratado.
07:05
But somehow people with addiction
have to wait for treatment
have to wait for treatment
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Mas, de alguma forma, os dependentes
têm de esperar por tratamento
têm de esperar por tratamento
07:08
or often can't get when they need it.
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ou muitas vezes não o recebem
quando precisam.
quando precisam.
07:11
And left untreated, addiction
has significant, dire consequences.
has significant, dire consequences.
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Se não for tratada, a dependência
tem consequências significativas e negras.
tem consequências significativas e negras.
07:16
And for many people
that means death or incarceration.
that means death or incarceration.
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Para muita gente,
isso significa a morte ou a prisão.
isso significa a morte ou a prisão.
07:21
We've been down that road before.
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Já passámos por isso.
07:23
For too long our country felt
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Durante anos, no nosso país,
07:24
like we could arrest our way
out of this problem.
out of this problem.
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achámos que a prisão
podia resolver o problema.
podia resolver o problema.
07:27
But we know that we can't.
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Mas sabemos que não pode.
07:30
Decades of scientific research has shown
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Décadas de investigação científica
mostram que isto é um problema médico,
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that this is a medical issue --
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07:35
that this is a chronic medical condition
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que é uma doença médica crónica
07:37
that people inherit
and that people develop.
and that people develop.
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que as pessoas herdam e desenvolvem.
07:42
So the Obama administration
has taken a different tack on drug policy.
has taken a different tack on drug policy.
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Portanto a administração Obama adoptou
uma política de drogas diferente.
uma política de drogas diferente.
07:46
We've developed and implemented
a comprehensive plan
a comprehensive plan
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Desenvolvemos e implementámos
um plano abrangente
um plano abrangente
07:49
to expand prevention services,
treatment services,
treatment services,
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para expandir serviços
de prevenção e de tratamento,
de prevenção e de tratamento,
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early intervention and recovery support.
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de intervenção precoce
e apoio à recuperação.
e apoio à recuperação.
07:56
We've pushed criminal justice reform.
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Promovemos reformas na justiça penal.
07:59
We've knocked down barriers
to give people second chances.
to give people second chances.
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Quebrámos barreiras para dar às pessoas
novas oportunidades
novas oportunidades
08:02
We see public health and public safety
officials working hand in hand
officials working hand in hand
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Responsáveis de segurança e saúde públicas
trabalham lado a lado
trabalham lado a lado
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at the community level.
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a nível das comunidades.
08:08
We see police chiefs across the country
guiding people to treatment
guiding people to treatment
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Vemos polícias em todo o país
a orientar pessoas para o tratamento
a orientar pessoas para o tratamento
08:11
instead of jail and incarceration.
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em vez da prisão.
08:14
We see law enforcement
and other first responders
and other first responders
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Vemos a polícia
e outros primeiros socorros
e outros primeiros socorros
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reversing overdoses with naloxone
to give people a second chance for care.
to give people a second chance for care.
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anular overdoses com naloxona
para dar às pessoas uma 2ª oportunidade
de se tratarem.
de se tratarem.
08:23
The Affordable Care Act
is the biggest expansion
is the biggest expansion
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O Affordable Care Act
é a maior expansão
é a maior expansão
08:26
of substance use disorder
treatment in a generation,
treatment in a generation,
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do tratamento de doenças relacionadas
com a dependência, em décadas,
com a dependência, em décadas,
08:29
and it also calls for the integration
of treatment services within primary care.
of treatment services within primary care.
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mas também prevê a integração de serviços
de tratamento nos cuidados primários.
de tratamento nos cuidados primários.
08:36
But fundamentally,
all of this work is not enough.
all of this work is not enough.
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Mas, fundamentalmente,
este trabalho não chega.
este trabalho não chega.
08:40
Unless we change the way
that we view people with addiction
that we view people with addiction
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A não ser que mudemos o modo
como os dependentes são vistos
como os dependentes são vistos
08:44
in the United States.
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nos EUA.
08:47
Years ago when I finally
understood that I had a problem
understood that I had a problem
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Há uns anos, quando finalmente
percebi que tinha um problema
percebi que tinha um problema
08:51
and I knew that I needed help,
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e soube que precisava de ajuda,
08:53
I was too afraid to ask for it.
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tive medo de pedir ajuda.
08:56
I felt that people would think
I was stupid, that I was weak-willed,
I was stupid, that I was weak-willed,
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Senti que as pessoas
me iam achar estúpido ou fraco
me iam achar estúpido ou fraco
09:01
that I was morally flawed.
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ou que tinha problemas morais.
09:05
But I talk about my recovery
because I want to make change.
because I want to make change.
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Mas falo da minha recuperação
porque quero criar mudanças.
porque quero criar mudanças.
09:10
I want us to see that we need to be open
and candid about who we are
and candid about who we are
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Quero que vejamos que é preciso sermos
abertos e honestos sobre quem somos
abertos e honestos sobre quem somos
09:16
and what we can do.
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e o que podemos fazer.
09:18
I am public about my own recovery
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Sou aberto em relação à minha recuperação
09:20
not to be self-congratulatory.
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mas não é para me auto-congratular.
09:23
I am open about my own recovery
to change public opinion,
to change public opinion,
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Sou aberto em relação à minha recuperação
para mudar a opinião pública,
para mudar a opinião pública,
09:27
to change public policy
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para mudar as políticas públicas,
09:29
and to change the course of this epidemic
and empower the millions of Americans
and empower the millions of Americans
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para mudar o percurso desta epidemia
e dar força aos milhões de americanos
e dar força aos milhões de americanos
09:33
who struggle with this journey
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que lutam neste percurso
09:35
to be open and candid
about who they are.
about who they are.
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para serem abertos e honestos
sobre quem são.
sobre quem são.
09:38
People are more than their disease.
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As pessoas são mais do que a doença.
09:41
And all of us have the opportunity
to change public opinion
to change public opinion
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E todos temos a oportunidade
de mudar a opinião pública
de mudar a opinião pública
09:45
and to change public policy.
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e de mudar as políticas públicas.
09:48
All of us know someone
who has an addiction,
who has an addiction,
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Todos conhecemos alguém
que tem uma dependência
que tem uma dependência
09:51
and all of us can do our part
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e todos podemos ter um papel
09:53
to change how we view people
with addiction in the United States.
with addiction in the United States.
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para mudar como vemos as pessoas
dependentes nos EUA.
dependentes nos EUA.
09:58
So when you see
someone with an addiction,
someone with an addiction,
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Portanto, quando virem
alguém que é dependente,
alguém que é dependente,
10:00
don't think of a drunk or a junkie
or an addict or an abuser --
or an addict or an abuser --
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não pensem num bêbedo, num drogado,
num viciado, ou num abusador:
num viciado, ou num abusador:
10:07
see a person;
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vejam uma pessoa;
10:10
offer them help;
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ofereçam-lhes ajuda;
10:11
give them kindness and compassion.
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mostrem-lhes bondade e compaixão.
10:14
And together, we can be part
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Juntos, podemos fazer parte
10:16
of a growing movement
in the United States
in the United States
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de um movimento crescente nos EUA
10:18
to change how we view
people with addiction.
people with addiction.
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para mudar a forma
como vemos os dependentes.
como vemos os dependentes.
10:21
Together we can change public policy.
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Juntos, podemos mudar
as políticas públicas.
as políticas públicas.
10:24
We can ensure that people
get care when they need it,
get care when they need it,
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Podemos garantir que as pessoas
são tratadas quando precisam,
são tratadas quando precisam,
10:28
just like any other disease.
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como com qualquer outra doença.
10:31
We can be part of a growing,
unstoppable movement
unstoppable movement
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Podemos fazer parte
de um movimento imparável
de um movimento imparável
10:34
to have millions of Americans
enter recovery,
enter recovery,
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para inserir milhões de americanos
na recuperação
na recuperação
10:37
and put an end to this epidemic.
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e pôr fim a esta epidemia.
10:39
Thank you very much.
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Muito obrigado.
10:41
(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Michael Botticelli - Drug policy expertAs Director of National Drug Control Policy, Michael Botticelli led the Obama Administration’s drug policy efforts to diminish the consequences of substance use through evidence-based prevention, treatment and recovery support services.
Why you should listen
Michael Botticelli was sworn in as Director of National Drug Control Policy at the White House on February 11, 2015, after being unanimously confirmed by the Senate. He joined the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) as Deputy Director in November 2012 and later served as Acting Director. He is currently the Executive Director of the Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine at Boston Medical Center and also a Distinguished Policy Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.
As Director of National Drug Control Policy, Botticelli led the Obama Administration's drug policy efforts, which are based on a balanced public health and public safety approach. The Administration advanced historic drug policy reforms and innovations in prevention, criminal justice, treatment and recovery.
In response to the national opioid epidemic, Botticelli coordinated actions across the Federal government to reduce prescription drug abuse, heroin use and related overdoses. These include supporting community-based prevention efforts; educating prescribers and the public about preventing prescription drug abuse; expanding use of the life-saving overdose-reversal drug naloxone by law enforcement and other first responders; and increasing access to medication-assisted treatment and recovery support services to help individuals sustain their recovery from opioid use disorders.
Botticelli has more than two decades of experience supporting Americans affected by substance use disorders. Prior to joining ONDCP, he served as Director of the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, where he successfully expanded innovative and nationally recognized prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He also forged strong partnerships with local, state and Federal law enforcement agencies; state and local health and human service agencies; and stakeholder groups to guide and implement evidence-based programs.
Botticelli has served in a variety of leadership roles for the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors. He was a member of the Advisory Committee for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. He has also co-authored many peer-reviewed articles that have significantly contributed to the field.
Born in Upstate New York, Botticelli holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Siena College and a Master of Education degree from St. Lawrence University. He is also in long-term recovery from a substance use disorder, celebrating more than 28 years of recovery.
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