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UTILISATEUR FINS RECREATIVES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- person who occasionally uses drugs
1, record 1, English, person%20who%20occasionally%20uses%20drugs
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- person with non-problematic drug use 2, record 1, English, person%20with%20non%2Dproblematic%20drug%20use
correct, see observation
- recreational drug user 3, record 1, English, recreational%20drug%20user
avoid, pejorative
- recreational user 4, record 1, English, recreational%20user
avoid, pejorative
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
person who occasionally uses drugs; person with non-problematic drug use: Depending on the context, these designations can be used to replace the designations "recreational drug user" and "recreational user," which are considered stigmatizing. 5, record 1, English, - person%20who%20occasionally%20uses%20drugs
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- personne qui utilise des drogues occasionnellement
1, record 1, French, personne%20qui%20utilise%20des%20drogues%20occasionnellement
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- personne qui consomme des drogues occasionnellement 1, record 1, French, personne%20qui%20consomme%20des%20drogues%20occasionnellement
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- personne qui utilise des drogues de manière non problématique 1, record 1, French, personne%20qui%20utilise%20des%20drogues%20de%20mani%C3%A8re%20non%20probl%C3%A9matique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- personne qui consomme des drogues de manière non problématique 1, record 1, French, personne%20qui%20consomme%20des%20drogues%20de%20mani%C3%A8re%20non%20probl%C3%A9matique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- consommateur à des fins récréatives 2, record 1, French, consommateur%20%C3%A0%20des%20fins%20r%C3%A9cr%C3%A9atives
avoid, masculine noun, pejorative
- consommatrice à des fins récréatives 3, record 1, French, consommatrice%20%C3%A0%20des%20fins%20r%C3%A9cr%C3%A9atives
avoid, feminine noun, pejorative
- utilisateur à des fins récréatives 4, record 1, French, utilisateur%20%C3%A0%20des%20fins%20r%C3%A9cr%C3%A9atives
avoid, masculine noun, pejorative
- utilisatrice à des fins récréatives 3, record 1, French, utilisatrice%20%C3%A0%20des%20fins%20r%C3%A9cr%C3%A9atives
avoid, feminine noun, pejorative
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
personne qui utilise des drogues occasionnellement; personne qui consomme des drogues occasionnellement; personne qui utilise des drogues de manière non problématique; personne qui consomme des drogues de manière non problématique : Ces désignations peuvent être utilisées, selon le contexte, pour remplacer les désignations incluant l’adjectif «récréatif» qui est considéré comme stigmatisant. 1, record 1, French, - personne%20qui%20utilise%20des%20drogues%20occasionnellement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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