black tar

noun

variants or black tar heroin
slang
: a black or dark brown, often sticky form of heroin
The new heroin, which users call black tar because it resembles roofing tar in color and consistency, is increasingly dominating the nation's heroin markets.Joel Brinkley, The New York Times

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“Black tar.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/black%20tar. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

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