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Opium Addiction in Chicago choose

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[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 196: Abb. Abcesses caused by bad drugs or dirty needles.
at ab, n.2
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 198: D.F., and L. An expression meaning dirty, filthy, and lousy.
at d.f. and l., phr.
[US] 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.
[US] 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
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 196: Belt. The sensation derived from the use of drugs.
at belt, n.
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 196: Bing, Bingo, Bang. A shot of drugs.
at bing, n.1
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 196: Bird-cage hype. The poorer class of addict.
at birdcage hype, n.
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 196: Birds-eye. A very small quantity of drugs done up in paper.
at birdseye, n.
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago.
at block, n.1
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago.
at blow a/one’s shot (v.) under blow, v.2
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 196: Boost, the. Shoplifters. Also called boosters or the clout.
at boost, n.1
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago.
at boot and shoe (n.) under boot, n.2
[US] 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
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago.
at brick gum (n.) under brick, n.
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 197: Business. The entire paraphernalia used for smoking or taking drugs hypodermically.
at business, n.
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago.
at canned stuff (n.) under canned, adj.
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 196: Clout, the. Shoplifters.
at clout, n.3
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 197: Connect. To make a purchase of drugs.
at connect, v.
[US] 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.
[US] 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
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 198: Dingus. An eye-dropper.
at dingus, n.
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 198: Dingy. An insane person.
at dingy, adj.2
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 198: Dog. The residue left from gum when making smoking opium.
at dog, n.8
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 198: Dope-pop. A drug addict [poss. sp. error].
at dope hop (n.) under dope, n.1
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago.
at lay-down joint (n.) under lay down, v.
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago.
at dripper, n.2
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 203: Rumdum. An insane person.
at rum-dum, n.
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago.
at eighth, n.
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago.
at factory, n.2
[US] B. Dai Opium Addiction in Chicago 199: Gee fat. The lining of an opium pipe.
at gee-fat, n.
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