Resource
Adapted from Language Matters from the National Council for Behavioural
Health, United States (2015) and Matua Raki, New Zealand (2016).
currently using drugs
person’s needs are not being met
person who uses/injects drugs
treatment has not been effective/chooses not to
person disagrees
no longer using drugs
positive/negative urine drug screen
used/unused syringe
pharmacotherapy is treatment
abuse misuse problem use non-compliant use
drug user/abuser
addict junkie alcoholicdrug...