Constituent feedback remind us that words can convey unintended meanings. At their worst, seemingly innocent words can lead to discouragement, or they can insult the listener or reader. They can also carry the wrong message. An early example of this was the media's use of AIDS victim .
Some people protest calling today's powerful and often toxic drug combinations, cocktails .
They are right. A cocktail is a drink and not always something seen as good . Also, people in recovery programs resent the term. Project Inform stopped using this phrase several months ago. Treatment Failure Treatment failure is a loaded and overused phrase in today's vocabulary.