Table 1.
Self-Generated (Study 1) and Self-Ranked (Study 2) Subjective Effect Terms for Alcohol Use and for Marijuana Use
| Study 1: Impairment Terms Generated for Alcohol Use and Marijuana Use (n = 323) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol Terms | Marijuana Terms | ||
| Word | Number (Percentage) of People Who Generated Word | Word | Number (Percentage) of People Who Generated Word |
| Buzzed | 188 (58.2%) | High | 158 (48.9%) |
| Drunk | 114 (35.3%) | Relaxed | 113 (35.0%) |
| Tipsy | 102 (31.6%) | Sleepy/Tired | 88 (27.2%) |
| Happy | 98 (30.3%) | Calm/Chill | 87 (26.9%) |
| Relaxed | 78 (24.1%) | Stoned | 87 (26.9%) |
| Nice/Good/Fine | 66 (20.4%) | Happy | 86 (26.6%) |
| Dizzy | 58 (18.0%) | Buzzed | 74 (22.9%) |
| Sleepy/Tired | 56 (17.3%) | Nice/Good/Fine | 64 (19.8%) |
| Calm/Chill | 52 (16.1%) | Sober/Nothing | 63 (19.5%) |
| Wasted | 44 (13.6%) | Hungry | 45 (13.9%) |
| Loose | 33 (10.2%) | Baked | 29 (9.0%) |
| Hammered | 28 (8.7%) | Dizzy | 19 (5.9%) |
| Blackout/Passed out | 24 (7.4%) | Paranoid | 19 (5.9%) |
| Study 2: Rank-Ordered Impairment Terms for Alcohol Use and Marijuana Use (n = 289) | |||
| Alcohol Terms | Marijuana Terms | ||
| Rank-Ordered Word (Effective N) | M Placement in Level of Impairment Due to Alcohol Use | Rank-Ordered Word (Effective N) | M Placement in Level of Impairment Due to Marijuana Use |
| Buzzed (242) | 36.34 | Sober/Nothing (109) | 26.23 |
| Nice/Good/Fine (238) | 38.46 | Relaxed (269) | 37.49 |
| Tipsy (237) | 41.18 | Calm/Chill (256) | 43.59 |
| Relaxed (229) | 41.60 | Nice/Good/Fine (240) | 43.61 |
| Calm/Chill (206) | 42.34 | Buzzed (139) | 44.76 |
| Happy (244) | 43.27 | High (264) | 45.29 |
| Loose (140) | 48.67 | Happy (237) | 47.62 |
| Drunk (255) | 51.60 | Hungry (216) | 58.10 |
| Dizzy (173) | 60.31 | Stoned (229) | 59.68 |
| Sleepy/Tired (182) | 60.77 | Dizzy (90) | 60.36 |
| Hammered (165) | 63.98 | Baked (166) | 60.78 |
| Wasted (188) | 65.29 | Sleepy/Tired (197) | 64.71 |
| Blackout/Passed out (148) | 77.95 | Paranoid (121) | 67.17 |
Note. In Study 2, effective N refers to the number of participants (out of 289) who used each word in their own rank-ordered list. Words were separately selected as anchor points for the alcohol effects scale and the marijuana effects scale. The most commonly used words among lower, moderate, high, and very high levels were selected as anchor points. Words that did not reflect meaningful feelings of impairment or behavioral results of use were excluded.