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Intoxicants [entity]

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An Intoxicant is ingested in order to achieve an altered state of consciousness. A Type or Descriptor may be indicated as well.
We smoked some high-grade [marijuana|Intoxicant].
They smoked freebase [cocaine|Intoxicant].

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Entry
frm_intoxicants
Namespace
Entity
FrameNet version
Intoxicants (fn_1.7_2023)
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Ontological type
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English name
Intoxicants

Core Frame Elements (1)

Core Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Intoxicant
The Intoxicant is ingested.
We smoke [marijuana|Intoxicant] every day.
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Peripheral Frame Elements (3)

Peripheral Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Country_of_origin
Country_of_origin identifies where the Intoxicant is grown or originates.

The British enjoy Afghanistan's opium.
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Descriptor
Descriptor describes a quality of the Intoxicant.
We smoked some fine marijuana.
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Type
Type identifies the kind or sort of Intoxicant.
They smoked freebase cocaine.
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)

Inheritance

Inheritance relations
Inherits from
Physical_entity
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Using

Using relations
Is used by
Intoxication
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Lexical Units (37)

Lexical units of this frame
LU Type Definition
acid.n โ€” COD: the drug LSD
alcohol.n โ€” COD: a colourless volatile flammable liquid which is the intoxicating constituent of wine, beer, spirits, etc.
amphetamine.n โ€” COD: a synthetic mood-altering drug, used illegally as a stimulant
barbiturate.n โ€” COD: any of a class of sedative drugs derived from barbituric acid.
cannabis.n โ€” COD: a dried preparation or resinous extract made from a plant, used (generally illegally) as a psychotropic drug (chiefly in cigarettes)
cigarette.n โ€” FN: Paper-rolled tobacco containers often including a variety of chemicals including nicotine.
cocaine.n โ€” FN: a highly addictive stimulant drug derived from the coca plant, often used illicitly as a narcotic and rarely prescribed as a topical anaesthetic in dentistry
codeine.n โ€” COD: a sleep-inducing and analgesic drug derived from morphine.
coke.n โ€” COD: informal term for cocaine.
crack.n โ€” COD: a potent hard crystalline form of cocaine broken into small pieces.
dope.n โ€” COD: an illegal drug, especially cannabis or (US) heroin
downer.n โ€” COD: a depressant or tranquillizing drug
drug.n โ€” FN: a chemical that affects the nervous system causing changes in perception and/or behavior.
ecstasy.n โ€” COD: an illegal amphetamine-based synthetic drug with euphoric effects
freebase.n โ€” COD: cocaine that has been purified by heating with ether, taken by inhaling the fumes or smoking the residue.
grass.n โ€” COD: cannabis.
hallucinogen.n โ€” COD: a drug causing hallucinations
hashish.n โ€” COD: cannabis
heroin.n โ€” COD: a highly addictive analgesic drug derived from morphine, often used illicitly as a narcotic
inhalant.n โ€” COD: a solvent or other material producing vapour that is inhaled by drug abusers
ketamine.n โ€” COD: a synthetic compound used as an anaesthetic and analgesic drug and also illicitly as a hallucinogen.
lsd.n โ€” COD: a synthetic crystalline compound, lysergic acid diethylamide, which is a powerful hallucinogenic drug.
marijuana.n โ€” COD: cannabis, especially as smoked in cigarettes.
mescaline.n โ€” COD: a hallucinogenic compound present in the peyote cactus.
methamphetamine.n โ€” COD: a synthetic drug with more rapid and lasting effects than amphetamine, used illegally as a stimulant.
morphine.n โ€” COD: an analgesic and narcotic drug obtained from opium and used medicinally to relieve pain.
nicotine.n โ€” COD: a toxic oily liquid which is the chief active constituent of tobacco.
opium.n โ€” COD: an addictive drug prepared from the juice of a poppy (Papaver somniferum), used illicitly as a narcotic and occasionally in medicine as an analgesic
peyote.n โ€” FN: a hallucinogenic drug prepared from a small, soft, blue-green spineless cactus, native to Mexico and the southern US, containing mescaline
pot.n โ€” COD: cannabis.
sedative.n โ€” FN: a drug that promotes calm
snuff.n โ€” COD: powdered tobacco that is sniffed up the nostril.
speed.n โ€” COD: an amphetamine drug, especially methamphetamine.
tobacco.n โ€” COD: a preparation of the dried and fermented nicotine-rich leaves of an American plant, used for smoking or chewing
tranquillizer.n โ€” FN: a drug with a sedative effect
upper.n โ€” COD: a stimulating drug, especially amphetamine.
weed.n โ€” COD: cannabis.
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