Herion is called Dope?

[K9Unit]

Ok I know this may sound dumb, but I heard ppl call herione Dope. WTF I thought Dope was weed, and the reason its called dope is cause weed, cause a massive Dopeamine Production? SO why do some ppl call Herione, DOPE?
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[[u.k neuronauticals inc]]

why not?
technically theres no right or wrong when it comes to slang terms for drugs.
different countries and regions have different terms.
btw,heroin produces surges in dopamine.
[This message has been edited by [u.k neuronauticals inc] (edited 31 October 2001).]

 

[PhreeX]

"Dope" seems to refer to all drugs...
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[Dr. Quack]

Dope is Dope. Depends on who you ask.
A surge in Dopamine eh? ummm yeah sort of... opiates opiate receptors.... Ah... I won't bore you with the details other than to say not really, but sort of.
The facts mam...only the facts.....
Here is somthing for ya to chew on:
Dope, meaning drug, arose from the practice of smoking a semi-liquid preparation of opium. This usage arose in the 1890s. The term dope meaning foolish, stupid person originally was restricted to mean a drug addict. The adjective dopey comes from the effects of the drugs. Green derives the more recent Black English term dope as an adjective meaning "good, pleasurable" from this drug sense.
http://www.wordorigins.org/wordord.htm

 

[FordPrefect]

[quite]Dope is Dope. Depends on who you ask.
A surge in Dopamine eh?[/quote]
Actually dope has been slang for drugs since the turn of the 20th century. It seems to have been coined right as heroin for medication was being banned. They couldn't have known about dopamine back then. I guess the word dopamine came from dope.
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Dope is drug specific in some areas. Dope means H or synthetic in my area. I guess in Toronto Canada it means crack...or macadamia nut substitute.

 

[Good Corruption]

dope:
n.
1. Informal.
a. A narcotic, especially an addictive narcotic.
b. Narcotics considered as a group.
c. An illicit drug, especially marijuana.
2. A narcotic preparation used to stimulate a racehorse.
3. Informal. A stupid person; a dolt.
4. Informal. Factual information, especially of a private nature.
5. Chemistry. An absorbent or adsorbent material used in certain manufacturing processes, such as the nitroglycerin used in making dynamite.
6. A type of lacquer formerly used to protect, waterproof, and tauten the cloth surfaces of airplane wings.
7. Chiefly Southern U.S. See cola1.
8. Lower Northern U.S. Syrup or sweet sauce poured on ice cream.
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[voodookid]

the word dopamine dosent come from dope. dopamine is the amine of a chemical called DOPA, short for dihydroxyphenylalanine. Doesnt really make sense, but check any biochemistry textbook and it will tell you.

 

[CrackerWheat]

I thought dope as a slang term for weed came for the fact that when you're stoned you're kind of "dopey".

 

[porn*]

its a broad base, non-specific term for any drug it seems. I only ever use to hear it used in reference to weed. But recently everything from coke to valium is refered to as dope. So now when you go up to a dealer and ask for dope, its sort of like those $2 lucky dip draws - never know what suprises you might find