Green’s Dictionary of Slang

carne n.

[Sp. carne, meat; the image is of the drug’s strength]

(drugs) heroin.

1982

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2001

1982		cited in Spears Sl. and Jargon of Drugs and Drink (1986).
2001		ONDCP Street Terms 5: Carne (Spanish) — Heroin.