speedballs
Stimulant-depressant drug combinations
A speedball is a dangerous drug combination mixing a stimulant with a depressant—typically cocaine or methamphetamine with heroin or morphine.
The mix intensifies euphoria while masking warning signs of overdose.
Speedballs have killed numerous celebrities.
In racquet sports, a speedball is a fast-moving shot.
Addictive stimulant narcotic
- heroinIllegal addictive opiate
- mixingCombining into one mass
- cocktailMixed alcoholic beverage
- upperShoe part above sole
downer · synergy · potentiation · goofball · powerball · intravenous · injection · syringe
Quick sudden movement
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- highGreat in altitude
- intenseExtreme in degree
- peakUtmost height attained
crash · comedown · stimulation · sedation · numbness · paranoia · alertness · drowsiness
Harmful excess intake
- fatalityDeath from accident
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- deathCessation of life
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
lethality · emergency · naloxone · hospitalization · seizure · arrhythmia · complications · unpredictable
State of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- relapseReturn to former illness
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
habituation · compulsion · detoxification · rehabilitation · recovery · sobriety · intervention · counseling
American film industry center
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- raveEnthusiastic praise or nightlong dance
- illicitProhibited by law
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
cocaine
Addictive stimulant narcotic
upper · downer · synergy · potentiation · goofball · powerball · intravenous · injection · syringe · dose
rush
Quick sudden movement
peak · crash · comedown · stimulation · sedation · numbness · paranoia · alertness · drowsiness · disorientation
overdose
Harmful excess intake
toxicity · lethality · emergency · naloxone · hospitalization · seizure · arrhythmia · complications · unpredictable · risk
dependence
State of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- relapseReturn to former illness
tolerance · habituation · compulsion · detoxification · rehabilitation · recovery · sobriety · intervention · counseling · treatment
Hollywood
American film industry center
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- raveEnthusiastic praise or nightlong dance
- illicitProhibited by law
speedballssobriety
Unimpaired mental state
clean · sober · drug-free · abstinence · clean living