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Fiendish Thingy

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2. I say use the terms that people themselves prefer, not that a politician dictates

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:13 PM

23 hrs ago

Reflexively resisting changes to language and terminology only creates a permission structure for hate and worse.

Substance abuse/misuse disorder is a diagnostic term- which is the reason we now use Intellectual Disability rather than the archaic, offensive “R word”. Addiction is an imprecise term with lots of stigma attached to it, versus substance abuse/misuse, versus substance dependence, etc.

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Thanks to Andy Beshear! [View all] LAS14 23 hrs ago OP

george carlin warned us about things like "Substance abuse disorder" lol nt msongs 23 hrs ago #1

I say use the terms that people themselves prefer, not that a politician dictates Fiendish Thingy 23 hrs ago #2

He's auditioning for the 2028 nomination. Frasier Balzov 22 hrs ago #3

Can't think of a red state Democratic candidate who has made it far in a while newdeal2 20 hrs ago #8

Did any of those you are thinking of Big Blue Marble 18 hrs ago #12

and stop using the word OLIGARCHS Skittles 22 hrs ago #4

Touchy subject. Dear_Prudence 22 hrs ago #5

and I know, just because we're soooooo educated doesn't mean we can't talk to our neighbors. a kennedy 22 hrs ago #6

Substance Abuse Disorder is new to me lame54 21 hrs ago #7

Add "food insecurity". It's called HUNGER! We get too fancy on our side with these terms. Wanderlust988 20 hrs ago #9

Republicans are bubble people. Blue Full Moon 20 hrs ago #10

Bothism is getting old. It literally seems to be their brains. Blue Full Moon 20 hrs ago #11