purple drank n.— «“Half these dudes dropped out of junior high,” he said, pointing to several friends standing with him sipping from plastic foam cups of “Purple Drank,” a brain-battering draft of prescription-strength codeine cough syrup cut with...
behind-the-counter drug n.— «The Food and Drug Administration is considering creating a class of medicines dubbed “behind-the-counter” drugs.…The change would let consumers buy routine medicines—including pills for birth control, cholesterol...
metopia n.— «The vast assets of his fanatical followers allowed him to realize another one of great dreams of the self important, the metopia. Jonestown, Guyana was founded in 1977 after increasing legal pressure in the U.S. drove Jones and his...
welfare wall n.— «Flaherty’s target is a situation often called “the welfare wall.” As a result of increased taxes and reduced income support from government programs, a typical single parent with one child who takes a low-income job can lose...
WASP n.— «In a recent study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers questioned the necessity of prescribing antibiotics for children with earaches. This goes against the long-thought grain of using antibiotics for...
outer n.— «Then there are what many refer to as “outers.” Prescription painkillers such as Oxycontin, Vicodin, Percocet and Codeine, as well as the illicit drug LSD (acid) are drugs taken for their hallucinogenic effects.» —“Up, Down and Out” by...
