President Obama: Hi, everybody. I've got a special guest with me this week: Macklemore. Now, for those of you who don't share the same love for hip-hop that I do, he's a Grammy-winning artist, but he is also an advocate who's giving voice to a disease that we too often just whisper about: the disease of addiction. 奥巴马总统：大家好。本周我请到了一位特别嘉宾：麦克勒莫尔。对于那些不像我一样热爱嘻哈音乐的人来说，他是一位获得过格莱美奖的艺术家，但他同时也是一位倡导者，为一种我们常常只敢低声谈论的疾病发声：成瘾症。
Macklemore: Hey, everybody. I'm here with President Obama because I take this personally. I abused prescription drugs and I battled addiction. If I hadn't gotten the help that I needed when I needed it, I definitely would not be here today. And I want to help others facing the same challenges that I did. 麦克勒莫尔：嘿，大家好。我今天和奥巴马总统一起来到这里，是因为这件事对我而言关乎切身。我曾滥用处方药物，与成瘾症抗争过。如果我没有在需要的时候得到所需的帮助，我今天肯定不会站在这里。我希望能帮助其他面临同样挑战的人。
President Obama: And drug overdoses now take more lives every year than traffic accidents. Deaths from opioid overdoses have tripled since 2000. A lot of the time, they're from legal drugs prescribed by a doctor. So, addiction doesn't always start in some dark alley; it often starts in a medicine cabinet. In fact, a new study released this month found that 44 percent of Americans know someone who has been addicted to prescription pain killers. 奥巴马总统：如今，药物过量每年夺走的生命比交通事故还要多。自2000年以来，阿片类药物过量致死的人数已经增长了两倍。很多时候，这些药物是医生开的合法药物。所以，成瘾并不总是始于某条黑暗的小巷；它往往始于一个药柜。事实上，本月发布的一项新研究发现，44%的美国人认识某位对处方止痛药成瘾的人。
Macklemore: I didn't just know someone -- I lost someone. My friend Kevin overdosed on painkillers when he was just 21 years old. Addiction is like any other disease -- it doesn't discriminate. It doesn't care what color you are, whether you're a guy or a girl, rich or poor, whether you live in an inner-city, a suburb, or rural America. This doesn't just happen to other people's kids or in some other neighborhood. It can happen to any of us. 麦克勒莫尔：我不只是认识某个人——我失去了一个人。我的朋友凯文在年仅21岁时就因止痛药过量而去世。成瘾就像其他任何疾病一样——它不歧视任何人。它不在乎你是什么肤色，不在乎你是男是女，是穷是富，也不在乎你住在市中心、郊区还是美国乡村。这不只是发生在别人家的孩子身上，或是在别的社区里。它可能发生在我们任何人身上。
President Obama: That's why just talking about this crisis isn't enough. We need to get treatment to more people who need it. My Administration is working with communities to reduce overdose deaths, including with medication. We're working with law enforcement to help people get into treatment instead of jail. And under Obamacare, health plans in the Marketplace have to include coverage for treatment. 奥巴马总统：这就是为什么仅仅谈论这场危机是不够的。我们需要让更多有需要的人得到治疗。本届政府正在与社区合作，减少过量用药导致的死亡，包括使用药物干预。我们正在与执法部门合作，帮助人们接受治疗而非入狱。根据奥巴马医改法案，医保市场上的健康保险计划必须包含治疗保障。
Macklemore: I know recovery isn't easy or quick, but along with the 12-step program, treatment has saved my life. And recovery works. We need our leaders in Washington to fund it, and for people to know how to find it. 麦克勒莫尔：我知道康复既不容易也不迅速，但配合十二步康复计划，治疗挽救了我的生命。康复是有效的。我们需要华盛顿的领导人为此提供资金，让人们知道如何找到治疗途径。
President Obama: We all need to do more to make that happen. I've asked Congress to expand access to recovery services, and to give first responders the tools they need to treat overdoses before it's too late. This week, the House passed several bills about opioids -- which is great -- but unless they also make investments in more treatment, it won't get Americans the help that they need. On top of funding, doctors also need more training about the power of pain medication they prescribe, and the risks that those pain medications carry. 奥巴马总统：我们都需要为此付出更多努力。我已要求国会扩大康复服务的覆盖面，并为急救人员提供所需的工具，以便在为时过晚之前救治药物过量患者。本周，众议院通过了几项关于阿片类药物的法案——这很好——但除非他们同时加大对更多治疗的投入，否则美国人将得不到他们所需的帮助。除了资金之外，医生还需要更多培训，了解他们所开止痛药的效力以及这些药物带来的风险。
President Obama: Another way our country can help those suffering in private is to make this conversation public. 奥巴马总统：我们国家还可以通过另一种方式帮助那些在私下受苦的人，那就是将这场对话公开化。
Macklemore: When you're going through it, it's hard to imagine there could be anything worse than addiction. But shame and the stigma associated with the disease keeps too many people from seeking the help that they actually need. Addiction isn't a personal choice or a personal failing, and sometimes it takes more than a strong will to get better. It takes a strong community and accessible resources. 麦克勒莫尔：当你正在经历这一切时，很难想象还有什么比成瘾更糟糕。但与这种疾病相关的羞耻和污名，让太多人不敢寻求他们真正需要的帮助。成瘾不是个人选择，也不是个人失败，有时候光靠坚强的意志是不够的。它需要强大的社区支持和可及的资源。
President Obama: The good news is, there's hope. When we talk about opioid abuse as the public health problem that it is, more people will seek the help that they need. More people will find the strength to recover, just like Macklemore and millions of Americans have. We'll see fewer preventable deaths and fewer broken families. 奥巴马总统：好消息是，希望是存在的。当我们将阿片类药物滥用视为一个公共卫生问题——它本就是如此——更多的人会寻求他们所需的帮助。更多的人将找到康复的力量，就像麦克勒莫尔和数百万美国人已经做到的那样。我们将看到更少的可预防死亡和更少的破碎家庭。
Macklemore: We have to tell people who need help that it's okay to ask for it. We've got to make sure they know where to get it. 麦克勒莫尔：我们必须告诉需要帮助的人，寻求帮助是可以的。我们必须确保他们知道去哪里获得帮助。
President Obama: We all have a role to play. Even if we haven't fought this battle in our own lives, there's a good chance we know someone who has -- or who is. 奥巴马总统：我们每个人都可以发挥作用。即使我们自己没有与这场疾病抗争过，我们也很可能认识某个曾经抗争过的人——或者正在抗争的人。
Macklemore: President Obama and I just had a powerful conversation here at the White House about opioid abuse and what we can do about it. You can catch it this summer on MTV. And to find treatment in your area, call 1-800-662-HELP. 麦克勒莫尔：奥巴马总统和我刚刚在白宫就阿片类药物滥用以及我们能为此做些什么进行了一次有力的对话。你们今年夏天可以在MTV音乐台上看到这期节目。如需在您所在地区寻找治疗服务，请拨打1-800-662-HELP。
President Obama: Thanks, everybody. Thanks, Macklemore. 奥巴马总统：谢谢大家。谢谢你，麦克勒莫尔。
Macklemore: Thank you. 麦克勒莫尔：谢谢您。
President Obama: And have a great weekend. 奥巴马总统：祝大家周末愉快。