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Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, [1] is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the opium poppy; it is mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects.
Most slang names for marijuana and hashish date to the jazz era, when it was called gauge, jive, reefer. Weed is a commonly used slang term for drug cannabis. New slang names, like trees, came into use early in the twenty-first century. [2] [3] [4]
Heroin users are often referred to as 'amaparas' a term that researchers say is a dehumanizing and derogatory term that implies worthlessness and criminality perpetuating marginalization and discrimination and preventing an understanding of the addiction crisis as a medical issue and addicts as people requiring social support.
Cannabis has many different names, including more than 1,200 slang terms, and more than 2,300 names for individual strains. [1] Additionally, there are many names to describe the state of being under the influence of the substance. [2] This list is not exhaustive; it includes well-attested names.
Slang word for a burning ember at the tip of a joint or in a pipe bowl. [10] chillum A traditional clay pipe for smoking cannabis. [See drug paraphernalia.] chronic A slang name for high quality cannabis. [7] Church of Cognizance An Arizona cannabis church founded in 1991. [See cannabis and religion.] Church of the Universe
The KKP Jelly Roll is traditionally used as slang for heroin, not sexual parts. The hidden meaning was always heroin. References such as "momma said you got to get off the sweet jellyroll," or "jellyroll killed my pappy," or "I got a sweet jelly to satisfy my worried soul," make much more sense as 'heroin' than "sexual parts."
The following is a list of psychedelic drugs of various chemical classes, including both naturally occurring and synthetic compounds. Serotonergic psychedelics are usually considered the "classical" psychedelics [dubious – discuss], whereas the other classes are often seen as having only secondary psychedelic properties; nonetheless all of the compounds listed here are considered ...
This multi-page article lists pharmaceutical drugs alphabetically by name. Many drugs have more than one name and, therefore, the same drug may be listed more than once. Brand names and generic names are differentiated by capitalizing brand names. See also the list of the top 100 bestselling branded drugs, ranked by sales.