skag
Slang for heroin
Skag is slang for heroin, used primarily in American English since the mid-20th century.
The term carries strong associations with street-level drug culture and addiction.
In a separate sense, skag can be a derogatory term for an unattractive or promiscuous woman, though this usage is less common and considered offensive.
He got hooked on skag in his twenties.
Sedative narcotic drug
- morphineOpioid analgesic medication
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- withdrawalAct of taking away
detox · methadone · naloxone · suboxone · track marks · shooting up · spoon · tourniquet
Slang triple-threat term
- smackStrike with open hand
- horseDomesticated riding animal
- junkWorthless discarded items
- brownDark earth tone
tar · H · boy · mud · black tar · white horse · stuff · gear
State of needing another
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- relapseReturn to former illness
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
rehabilitation · detoxification · recovery · sobriety · abstinence · methadone · intervention · counseling
opiate
Sedative narcotic drug
withdrawal · detox · methadone · naloxone · suboxone · track marks · shooting up · spoon · tourniquet · dealer
dope
Slang triple-threat term
brown · tar · H · boy · mud · black tar · white horse · stuff · gear · brown sugar
dependence
State of needing another
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- relapseReturn to former illness
tolerance · rehabilitation · detoxification · recovery · sobriety · abstinence · methadone · intervention · counseling · 12-step
overdose
Harmful excess intake
deadly · lethal · poisonous · destructive · ruinous · fatal · injurious · contaminated · cut · adulterated
Medicine requiring medical authorization
pharmaceutical · medicine · morphine · OxyContin · fentanyl patch