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[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 338: 714s: Quaaludes (Methaqualone).
at 714s, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 336: A: Amphetamines.
at A, n.2
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 339: A-head: A habitual amphetamine user.
at a-head, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 338: Owsley: Popular purple California LSD during the 1960s.
at Owsley acid, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 339: acid freak One who habitually uses LSD and exhibits bizarre behaviors resulting from its use.
at acid freak (n.) under acid, n.1
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 338: paper acid: LSD (blotter acid).
at paper acid (n.) under acid, n.1
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 336: Afghani: Hashish or hash oil from Afghanistan.
at Afghan, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 342: jefferson airplane: A roach clip made of a split paper match; the roach is inserted in the V formed by the split.
at jefferson airplane, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 338: reds and blues: Barbiturates (Tuinals).
at red and blue, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 339: T’s and Blues: Potent combination of Talwin and PBZ (an antihistamine), used as a cheap heroin substitute.
at Ts and Blues, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 336: angel hair: PCP.
at angel hair (n.) under angel, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 339: back up: To repeatedly inject and withdraw blood mixed with heroin while the syringe is in the vein, so as to heighten and lengthen the initial rush.
at back up, v.1
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 343: monkey on my back: [...] 2. Undergoing the effects of withdrawal from heroin or other opiates.
at get the monkey off one’s back (v.) under monkey on one’s back, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 339: bang: [...] As a verb, to shoot up.
at bang, v.1
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 339: bang: As a noun, a shot of heroin or other narcotic.
at bang, n.1
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 339: wall bangers: Methaqualone.
at wall-banger, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 339: bent: High on drugs, usually hallucinogens, sometimes narcotics.
at bent, adj.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 336: bennies, benz, benzies: Benzedrine, an amphetamine.
at benz, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 336: Bernice, Bernies: Cocaine.
at bernice, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Jargon 292: Big nickel [...] $500.
at big nickel (n.) under big, adj.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 339: big man: A narcotics dealer on the next level up from the street pusher; any large-scale narcotics dealer.
at big man (n.) under big, adj.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 336: big C: Cocaine.
at big C, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 338: speckled birds: Amphetamines.
at speckled birds, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 326: Methadone. Also dollies, biscuits, medicine.
at biscuit, n.1
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 336: black oil: Hash oil.
at black oil (n.) under black, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 324: Opium. Also black stuff. This oldest of the opiates can be eaten or smoked, but not injected.
at black stuff, n.1
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 336: black Russian: A dark type of extremely potent hashish.
at black Russian (n.) under black, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 325: Also H, big H, blanks, [...] dope, doojee, hard stuff, junk, horse, smack, skag, schmeck.
at blank, n.
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 336: blockbusters: Barbiturate pills, possibly Nembutal.
at blockbuster, n.1
[US] D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 336: blotter, blotter acid: A dose of LSD impregnated in a small segment of paper.
at blotter, n.1
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