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chase the dragon
chase the dragonslang To smoke a controlled substance, often heroin. I can't chase the dragon anymore—I'm trying to get away from that stuff.See also: chase, dragonchase the dragon take heroin (sometimes mixed with another smokable drug) by heating it in tinfoil and inhaling the fumes through a tube or roll of paper. Chase the dragon is reputedly a translation from Chinese. The expression apparently refers to the undulating movements of the fumes up and down the tinfoil, resembling those of the tail of a dragon, a creature found in many Chinese myths.See also: chase, dragonchase the dragon tv. to inhale opium fumes through a straw, or similarly with other drugs. (Drugs.) Harry thinks that chasing the dragon sounds like real fun. See also: chase, dragon |