Glossary Of Terms

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

RELATED TO DRUGS AND DRUG ADDICTION


ADDICTION:-	Is characterized by the repeated use of a substance or behavior despite clear evidence of negative consequences resulting from the use of the substance or behavior. Addiction usually has two components– physical addiction and psychological addiction.

AGONIES:-	Withdrawal symptoms.

AMPHETAMINE:-	A stimulant medication prescribed primarily to treat narcolepsy and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; also popularly used to control weight.

BLACK BEAUTY:-	Methamphetamines

BLING BLING:-	Methamphetamines

CIRRHOSIS:-	A consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrotic scar tissue, leading to loss of liver function. Cirrhosis, commonly caused by alcoholism and hepatitis C, was the 12^th leading cause of death in U.S. in the year 2000.

CLEAN:-	Not in possession of an illegal substance; clean time denotes the period of time a person has not been in possession of or has used an illegal substance.

CLUB DRUGS:-	A category of drugs associated with parties, dance clubs, and hip hop concerts; in particular these drugs are associated with techno or rave music and tend to have stimulating or psychedelic properties such as ecstasy, amphetamines, GHB, and ketamine.

COOK DRUG MANUFACTURER:-	mix heroin with water; heating heroin to prepare it for injection

CRUSH & RUSH:-	Method of methamphetamine production in which starch is not filtered out of the ephedrine or pseudoephedrine tablets.

DABBLE:-	Use drugs occasionally.

DRUG ABUSE:-	The illegal, non-medical use of a substance, whether prescribed or illicit, having properties of altering the mental state in ways that are considered by social norms or by statute to be inappropriate, undesirable, harmful, or threatening. Also, the repeated use of drugs to produce pleasure, to alleviate stress, or to alter or avoid reality.

ECSTASY:-	Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)

ELBOWS:-	A pound of methamphetamines.

EPIDEMIC:-	A disease appearing in the human population as new cases, during a given period of time, at a rate exceeding what is expected. The disease outbreak is identified in a specific location.

EUPHORIA:-	A state of very intense happiness.

FIVE-WAY:-	Combines snorting of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamines, ground up flunitrazepam (Rohypnol) pills, and drinking alcohol.

GHB:-	Basically, this is a combination of a degreasing agent or floor stripper and drain cleaner. This clear liquid, taken to get high, is sometimes referred to as “liquid ecstasy,” but it is not ecstasy.

HIGH:-	The pleasurable effect of a psychoactive substance.

HIT:-	A single dose of a drug.

HITTERS:-	People who inject others who have hard to find veins in exchange for drugs.

HOLIDAY METH:-	Green methamphetamine produced using Drano crystals.

HONEYMOON:-	Refers to the early stages of drug use before addiction or dependency develops.

HOOKED UP:-	Refers to having a source or connection to acquire or to purchase illegal drugs.

ICE:-	Term used to identify cocaine, crack cocaine, smokable methamphetamine, methamphetamine, MDMA, or PCP.

INTERVENTION:-	A planned, organized attempt by family members and friends to force their loved one to get help for an addiction.

JET FUEL:-	Methamphetamine combined with PCP.

MDMA:-	(Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) also known on the streets as ecstasy, E, or XTC. The primary effect is believed to be the stimulation of secretion of large amounts of serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine in the brain, inducing a sense of openness, euphoria, empathy, energy, and well-being.

METHAMPHETAMINES:-	An illegal psychostimulant drug used primarily for recreational purposes. Meth acts directly on the brain’s reward mechanisms, making it highly addictive. Also known by various street names including, crystal meth, tina, krank, or ice, to name a few.

METH SPEED BALL:-	Methamphetamine combined with heroin.

NARCOTIC:-	An addictive drug derived from opium that reduces pain, induces sleep, and may alter mood or behavior. This term has become a broadly used term to describe any and all illegal drugs. As a result, medical professionals prefer to use the more precise term opioid, which refers to all natural, synthetic, or semi-synthetic substances that behave pharmacologically like morphine, the primary active constituent of natural opium poppy.

ONE AND ONES:-	A Talwin and Ritalin combination when injected produces an effect similar to the effect to heroin mixed with cocaine.

PANDEMIC:-	An outbreak of an infectious disease, infecting humans and causing serious illness, that spreads easily across a large area, such as a continent or worldwide.

PSYCHOSIS:-	A mental state in which thought and perception are severely impaired. Psychosis may include hallucinations, delusions, personality changes, and disorganized thinking. Psychosis is often described as loss of contact with reality. Psychosis may occur in meth addiction because of the overrelease or overactivity of dopamine in the brain brought about by methamphetamines.

RAVE OR RAVE PARTY:-	An all-night dance event where DJ’s and other performers play electronic dance and rave music. The term rave originally was used in the 1960’s by people of Caribbean descent to describe a party. The availability and use of the drug ecstasy at rave events caused the events to be targeted by law enforcement.

RECOVERY:-	Refers to end of a particular illness. In the case of meth addiction, recovery begins when the addict makes the decision to abstain not only from the use of the drug, but to change the drug lifestyle. Recovery means to improve and maintain personal functioning in the main areas of life, including home, work, relationships, or recreation.

RELAPSE:-	Occurs when a person is again affected by a condition that affected them in the past. In addiction, a relapse implies a return to previous behavior patterns.

RUSH:-	Refers to the quick, forceful effect of a drug on the brain.

SCORE:-	To obtain illicit drugs.

SHABU:-	The combination of powder cocaine and methamphetamine.

SHOOT UP:-	To inject into the body a drug using a hypodermic needle.

SNORTING:-	To inhale a drug, such as methamphetamines or cocaine, through the nose.

SPEEDBALLING:-	The simultaneous use of a stimulant and a depressant such as cocaine and heroin or ecstasy and ketamine.

STREET NAME:-	An abbreviated name or a nickname to refer to illicit drugs. Some street names are common only in specific regions. Some popular street names for methamphetamines include meth, ice, tina, crank, biker’s coffee, and glass.

SUPER LAB:-	Large, organized drug labs funded usually by organized crime to manufacture and distribute large amounts of illicit drugs. A superlab is capable of producing 10 pounds of methamphetamine in 24 hours.

TAXING:-	Price paid to enter a crack house. This is a term also used to refer to the dealer charging more per vial depending on the race of the customer or if the person is not a regular customer.

TWEAKING:-	Occurs when a meth addict has used large amounts of meth, probably has not slept in several days, is irritable, and paranoid. An addict who is tweaking can appear normal but is likely to be unpredictable and has the potential to become dangerous.

TWELVE-STEP PROGRAM:-	The original 12-step program is Alcoholics Anonymous, founded to help those addicted to alcohol. The 12 steps have been adopted by other groups such as Narcotics Anonymous and Al-Anon. Attendees at group meetings share their experience, strength, hope, challenges, successes, and failures and provide peer support for each other.

WITHDRAWAL:-	Occurs when a drug that has been used for a long time is decreased in dosage or is suddenly discontinued. Withdrawal signs and symptoms are generally the opposite of the drug’s direct effects. Withdrawal symptoms may appear within a few hours to several days after discontinuing the drug, depending on the half-life of the drug.

YA BA:-	A pure and powerful form of methamphetamine from Thailand; “crazy drug.”

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