Big H
A street name for heroin, Big H is the kind of coded language that emerged to discuss the drug without saying its name outright — useful in conversations where you don't want to be overheard or flagged.
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A street name for heroin, Big H is the kind of coded language that emerged to discuss the drug without saying its name outright — useful in conversations where you don't want to be overheard or flagged. The 'Big' prefix suggests both the outsized impact of the drug and a kind of grim respect for its power. Like many drug euphemisms, it's been around long enough to appear in crime fiction, music, and harm-reduction discussions.
The documentary explored how Big H devastated small towns that had no resources to deal with the addiction crisis.
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(slang, street name) The drug heroin.
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