Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade

Drug Type: Scopolamine

STREET TERM	DEFINITION
Homicide	Heroin cut with scopolamine or strychnine
Spike	Heroin cut with scopolamine or strychnine; to inject a drug; needle; hypodermic needle

Last Updated: April 6, 2005

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