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pusher out

pusher out
 n.— «Pusher out…Drug Peddler.» —“Slang of Drug Addicts” by Canny; David Rosenberg in New York City Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

skittling

skittling  n.— «“They call it skittling.” He says that’s a term that most parents would think is candy; but it’s a type of medication that’s a cough suppressant some kids take to get high.» —“Skittling: A Growing Drug...

jump-out

jump-out  n.— «“When they play the games, it’s ‘We’ll be the hustlers, you be the jump-outs.’”» —“Learning to Play the Drug Game; District Youngsters Emulating Adults in Make-Believe Deals” by Rene...

jump-out boys

jump-out boys  n.— «The department’s tactical unit, known as the “jump-out boys,” has met with flying debris when officers swoop in.» —“Caught in Drug Cross Fire” by Kent Jenkins Jr. Washington...

juice bar

juice bar  n.— «Toni Phipps, interim director of the state’s Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, said clinic operators “were basically running a juice bar,” doling out methadone while providing little or no treatment...

silo budget

silo budget  other.— «Come budget time, however, HMO managers and executives may not feel that way as they tend to “silo budget,” set a drug budget in isolation of a medical budget, for example.» —“Medicare, Medicaid Rx...

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