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BASUCO [1 record]

Record 1 2008-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

A cheap, impure form of cocaine, made by mixing coca paste with a variety of other substances, which is extremely addictive when smoked.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

Drogue à base de sulfate de cocaïne contenant des impuretés telles que le plomb ainsi que l'acide sulfurique.

CONT

Le bazuko se fume et doit son nom - tiré de bazooka - à son effet immédiat et violent.

OBS

En Colombie, [...] mélange de pâte de coca ou de base de cocaïne avec de la marihuana ou du tabac.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
DEF

Extracto crudo de la hoja de coca mezclado con agua, ácido sulfúrico y querosén, gasolina o agua de la batería.

OBS

Por su forma habitual de uso puede ser fumado solo o combinado con tabaco o marihuana.

OBS

basuco : vocablo formado por sílabas de la expresión "base sucia de coca".

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