1937 B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 196: Abb. Abcesses caused by bad drugs or dirty needles.at ab, n.2
1937 B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 198: D.F., and L. An expression meaning dirty, filthy, and lousy.at d.f. and l., phr.
1937 B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 201: Monkey. Addiction to drugs, as in ‘I have a monkey on my back’.at monkey on one’s back, n.
1937 B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 196: Beef. Any sort of charge, as in ‘They gave me the beef for it’.at beef, n.2
1937 B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 196: Belt. The sensation derived from the use of drugs.at belt, n.
1937 B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 196: Bird-cage hype. The poorer class of addict.at birdcage hype, n.
1937 B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 196: Birds-eye. A very small quantity of drugs done up in paper.at birdseye, n.
1937 B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 196: Boost, the. Shoplifters. Also called boosters or the clout.at boost, n.1
1937 B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 196: Belt. The sensation derived from the use of drugs. Also called kick, boot, drive.at boot, n.4
1937 B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 197: Business. The entire paraphernalia used for smoking or taking drugs hypodermically.at business, n.
1937 B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 198: Cop and blow. An expression meaning ‘Take it and go quickly.’ This expression is generally applied to drugs.at cop and blow (v.) under cop, v.
1937 B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 198: Cut them. To dilute drugs. Morphine cannot be cut as it comes in cube form, but heroin, being a powder, is cut by using sugar or milk. Cocaine can be cut; that is, flake cocaine can, but crystal cocaine cannot.at cut, v.6
1937 B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 198: Dog. The residue left from gum when making smoking opium.at dog, n.8
1937 B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 198: Dope-pop. A drug addict [poss. sp. error].at dope hop (n.) under dope, n.1