mainlined
Directly into veins
Mainlined is the past tense of mainline, which means to inject a drug directly into a vein for immediate effect: He mainlined heroin for years before getting clean.
The term comes from the "main line"—a major vein.
Figuratively, to mainline something is to consume it intensely or directly: She mainlined espresso all morning, teenagers mainlining social media.
Illegal addictive opiate
- opiateSedative narcotic drug
- morphineOpioid analgesic medication
- narcoticAddictive sedative drug
- fixRepair or solution
hit · shooting up · track marks · overdose · rush · speedball · cocaine · amphetamine
Into the vein
- syringeMedical injection tool
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- veinVessel toward heart
- bloodstreamFlow through vessels
inject · tourniquet · catheter · infusion · dose · sterile · plunger · IV
Route that skirts obstacles
- straightNot curved or crooked
- unfilteredNot passed through screen
- rapidMoving with haste
- immediateHappening without delay
concentrated · pure · undiluted · direct access · fast-track · shortcut · streamlined · efficient
heroin
Illegal addictive opiate
fix · hit · shooting up · track marks · overdose · rush · speedball · cocaine · amphetamine · habit
intravenous
Into the vein
bloodstream · inject · tourniquet · catheter · infusion · dose · sterile · plunger · IV · drip
bypass
Route that skirts obstacles
- straightNot curved or crooked
- unfilteredNot passed through screen
- rapidMoving with haste
immediate · concentrated · pure · undiluted · direct access · fast-track · shortcut · streamlined · efficient · unmediated
mainlinedabove-board
Open and honest
prescribed · legal · therapeutic · sanctioned · legitimate