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[US] J. Mills Drug Takers in Lingeman (1969) n.p.: He gave me my wings – my first mainline shot.
at give someone wings (v.) under wings, n.
[US] Altman & Ziporyn Born to Raise Hell in Lingeman (1969) n.p.: We had some blockbusters (white barbiturate pills with a yellow stripe [Nembutal]).
at blockbuster, n.1
[US] Altman & Ziporyn Born to Raise Hell in Lingeman (1969) n.p.: Before I had even got the needle out I could feel, you know, feel – Zzzoommm – a buzzing all over me.
at buzzing, adj.
[US] Altman & Ziporyn Born to Raise Hell in Lingeman (1969) n.p.: We had some drinks, then we went off some place and had a fix – a shot in the arm. I don’t know what it was exactly, but it wasn’t heroin.
at shot in the arm (n.) under shot, n.1
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970) 27: A-head [...] A frequent, habitual, often exclusive user of amphetamines.
at a-head, n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970) 25: A-bomb [...] A mixture of marijuana and heroin smoked in a cigarette [...]. More preferred are the combinations opium and hashish.
at A-bomb, n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970) 25: ace [...] A marijuana cigarette.
at ace, n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970) 25: acid freak [...] (1) a user of LSD-25. (2) one who exhibits the dress, behaviour patterns, etc., of the LSD cult and whose behaviour is bizarre.
at acid freak (n.) under acid, n.1
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970) 26: acid test [...] Party at which guests wear bizarre, colourful costumes and clown make-up and dance randomly to the accompaniment of raga music or acid rock, while slides and stroboscopic lights are flashed on the walls, the intention being to mimic and/or enhance the LSD experience. [...] A punch containing LSD, called electric kool-ade, is often served.
at acid test (n.) under acid, n.1
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970).
at travel agent, n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970).
at travel agent, n.
[US] Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970) 31: amys, also called pearls and snappers. Small glass vials containing amyl nitrite.
at aimies, n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970).
at jefferson airplane, n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970) 27: alley Inmates’ name for a dormitory corridor at the U.S. Public Health Service (Narcotics) Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky.
at alley, n.1
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970) 31: AMT [...] amphetamines.
at AMT, n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970).
at amy, n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970).
at C and H, n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970).
at red and blue, n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970).
at black and white, n.1
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970).
at M and C, n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970).
at black-and-tan, n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970).
at angel dust, n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970).
at mary ann, n.3
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970) 33: anywhere Possessing drugs, as in ‘are you anywhere?’, meaning ‘do you have any drugs?’.
at anywhere, adj.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970) 43: bee [...] box or bag of marijuana.
at B, n.3
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970) 43: B-bombs [...] benzedrine inhalers. Manufacturer [...] removed them from the market in 1949 after widespread abuse. The Benzedrine-impregnated wad inside the inhaler was removed and soaked in liquid to extract the Benzedrine.
at b-bomb, n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z.
at b.c., n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970).
at baby, n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970) 36: backwards [...] Tranquillizers.
at backwards, n.
[US] R.R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z (1970) 36: bag [...] (2) a measure of marijuana, usually called a nickel ($5) bag, containing 1/7 to 1/5 ounce of marijuana.
at bag, n.1
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