Anti-stigma Language
A person who is dependent on a substance.
What is an addict?
Commonly referred to use hash, reefer, herb, ganja, skunk, and the good ol' Mary Jane.
What is marijuana/cannabis?
What type of drug is alcohol?
What is a depressant?
This is the name of the plant that marijuana comes from.
What is the Cannabis Sativa plant?
If you plan on drinking at a party, this is how you should be getting home.
What is a designated driver, taxi, or Uber?
A person who has trouble controlling their alcohol intake despite experiencing severe negative of effects of its consumption.
What is an alcoholic?
Commonly referred to as blow, rock, or snow.
What is cocaine?
This is considered one standard drink.
What is 1 bottle of beer (12 oz., 341 ml, 5% alcohol), a glass of wine (5 oz., 142 ml, 12% alcohol), or a shot glass of spirits (1.5 oz. 43 ml, 40% alcohol)?
Red eyes, dry mouth and throat, increased appetite and heart rate, decreased balance and stability, drowsiness.
What are the physical effects of cannabis?
This is the daily recommended guideline for the consumption of alcohol.
What are 2-3 standard drinks a day?
A reference to a urine test that is positive for substance(s).
What is dirty urine?
Commonly known as H, smack, or dope.
Flush skin, impaired judgement, staggering gait, slurred speech, blurry vision.
What are signs of alcohol intoxication?
What are the two main compounds founds in cannabis?
What are cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
This is a safer, alternative way to consuming cannabis aside from smoking burnt cannabis.
What are vaporizers, oils, and edibles?
A word to describe a person who uses substances, which is also a synonym for trash.
What is a junkie?
Commonly known as X, E, Molly, or speed.
What is ecstasy or MDMA?
This occurs 8-12 hours after drinking heavily the night before.
What is a hangover?
This is how long it takes to begin feeling the effects of a cannabis edible.
What is 30-60 minutes?
To prevent rapid intoxication and hangovers, this is something you should do while consuming alcohol.
What are eating, and drinking non-alcoholic beverages?
A person with opioid use disorder or a person with an opioid dependency.
What is a user?
This class of substances are commonly known as uppers.
What are stimulants?
This negative health effect of prolonged alcohol use causes scarring of the liver tissue.
What is liver cirrhosis?
Aside from recreational use, this is a therapeutic use of cannabis.
What are nausea, appetite, pain, depressed mood and insomnia?
This harm reducing drug works to reverse an opioid overdose.
What is naloxone/narcan?