Just curious

[xtcgrrrl]

Can someone tell me how heroin is divided into units? What is a "bag?" Is there another term? I'm really naive about all this and would just like to know for intellectual curiosity. It will help me make more sense of some posts I read.

 

[maxalfie]

In the UK a bag is usually 0.2g for £10.

 

[Groundhogdayagain]

A "bag" can differ based upon your geographic location. Think of a bag as a single dose. If you are in NY, NJ, and are getting powder heroin #4, bags vary from 50-100 mgs or .05-.1g.
A bag or balloon on the west coast of US would be more like .1-.2g of black tar heroin. Hope that helps.

 

[.:Holy::Toast:.]

Usually in NA a bag or a flap contains a point or less

 

[TheRapperGoneBad]

I would agree with the posts above.

A bag is usually whatever your dealer or whoever is breaking it down feels is enough for the desired effects.
most times I've bought it was weighed out to .1 of a gram or a point 100mg. (Tar)
when I have had powder its varied greatly depended on how strong the stuff was. Still .1 or 100mgs would be ideal.

The only way to really know would be to buy a mg scale.

 

[Mr.Scagnattie]

It is different depending on what part of the country or world you are buying it in. The term "bag", isn't even used in a lot of places. That is mainly an east coast US, specifically NY/Phili,etc, term because over here it is sold in individual wax paper bags with a stamp. However for example on the west coast.. that is not how it's done. You go out there and ask for a "bag" or a "bundle" and people will look at you like you have two heads. Even in other parts of the east coast like New England and down south, it's sold differently without the stamp bags..

So there is no general explanation for you.. you have to figure it out for whatever area you are in. The different slang, the packaging, etc. Usually on the east coast, single wax paper bags of H can be anywhere from .03 on the small side, like in NJ, to .1. Bundle is 10 bags in NY and CT for example, but is 12 or 13 in other places on the east coast. See what I mean? It's all different depending on where you are.