<P> `` Chasing the dragon '' ( traditional Chinese : 追 龍 ; simplified Chinese : 追 龙 ; pinyin : zhuī lóng ; Jyutping : zeoi1 lung4 ) is a slang phrase of Cantonese origin from Hong Kong referring to inhaling the vapor from a heated solution of morphine , heroin , oxycodone , opium , or ya ba ( a pill containing caffeine and methamphetamine ) . The `` chasing '' occurs as the user gingerly keeps the liquid moving in order to keep it from overheating and burning up too quickly , on a heat conducting material such as aluminium foil . The moving smoke is chased after with a tube through which the user inhales . The process may be referred to as a `` foily '' in Australian English . </P>
<P> `` Chasing the dragon '' ( traditional Chinese : 追 龍 ; simplified Chinese : 追 龙 ; pinyin : zhuī lóng ; Jyutping : zeoi1 lung4 ) is a slang phrase of Cantonese origin from Hong Kong referring to inhaling the vapor from a heated solution of morphine , heroin , oxycodone , opium , or ya ba ( a pill containing caffeine and methamphetamine ) . The `` chasing '' occurs as the user gingerly keeps the liquid moving in order to keep it from overheating and burning up too quickly , on a heat conducting material such as aluminium foil . The moving smoke is chased after with a tube through which the user inhales . The process may be referred to as a `` foily '' in Australian English . </P>
what does it mean to chase the dragon
what does it mean to chase the dragon
inhaling the vapor from a heated solution of morphine , heroin , oxycodone , opium , or ya ba ( a pill containing caffeine and methamphetamine )
inhaling the vapor from a heated solution of morphine , heroin , oxycodone , opium , or ya ba ( a pill containing caffeine and methamphetamine )