Kingsford

Spanish translation: Un kingsford

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English term or phrase:A Kingsford
Spanish translation:Un kingsford
Entered by: kironne

18:28 Jan 26, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Slang / meth drug users
English term or phrase: Kingsford
Kingsford:
Someone who burns the dope inside a PIZZO.
Eleusis
Local time: 04:26
Un "kingsford"
Explanation:

Well, from the context you provided and from what it says on
http://www.tweaker.org/html/crystal101/vocab.html, I understand a kingsford is a PERSON, who in meth-related jargon would mean he or she burns the dope inside a PIZZO.

And according to this same website, a pizzo is a "glass pipe used for smoking meth, also known as a bowl, stem, tool or utensil."

Now, WHY this person would be called a kingsford... Again, going back to the "ways guys do meth", on http://www.tweaker.org/html/crystal101/waysguysdo.html#hotra... it says they HEAT it.

The only thing that makes sense to me is the fact that there is a charcoal brand named Kingsford, http://www.kingsford.com/products/product_3.htm

Here they explain the best ways to use the carbon, including "slow burning", which I don't know why I link with the drug. http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/charcoal.html

Am I blathering nonesense here? I don't know, but reading about all this has made me flip. Scary stuff!

Hope my rambling helps!

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kironne
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Local time: 07:27
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Maria Casal
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kingsford
kingsford


Explanation:
Kingsford seems to be a place in Michigan so the name in Spanish will be the same.
meth could be :
Methamphetamine, an addictive stimulant drug that strongly activates certain systems in the brain. Methamphetamine is chemically related to amphetamine, but the central nervous system effects of methamphetamine are greater. Both drugs have some limited therapeutic uses, primarily in the treatment of obesity.
Methamphetamine is made in illegal laboratories and has a high potential for drug abuse and drug addiction.

Street methamphetamine is referred to by many names, such as “speed,” “meth,” and “chalk.” Methamphetamine hydrochloride, clear chunky crystals resembling ice, which can be inhaled by smoking, is referred to as “ice,” “crystal,” “glass,” and “tina".
www.methamphetamineaddiction.com

In Spanish:La metanfetamina es una droga estimulante adictiva que activa fuertemente ciertos sistemas del cerebro. La metanfetamina tiene una relación química muy estrecha con la anfetamina, pero los efectos de la metanfetamina sobre el sistema nervioso central son mayores. Ambas drogas tienen algunos usos médicos, principalmente en el tratamiento de la obesidad, pero su uso terapéutico es limitado.

La metanfetamina de la calle se conoce por muchos nombres, entre ellos "met" y "tiza" y en inglés como "speed". El clorhidrato de metanfetamina en trozos grandes de cristal claro similares al hielo se conoce como "hielo", "cristal" y "vidrio" y se fuma.

Peligros para la salud

Peligros neurológicos. La metanfetamina libera niveles altos del neurotransmisor dopamina, que estimula las células cerebrales y mejora el estado de ánimo y el movimiento corporal. Además, parece tener un efecto neurotóxico, ya que afecta las células cerebrales que contienen dopamina y serotonina, otro neurotransmisor. Con el tiempo, la metanfetamina parece reducir los niveles de dopamina, lo que puede resultar en síntomas parecidos a los de la enfermedad de Parkinson, un trastorno severo del movimiento.

Adicción. La metanfetamina se usa por vía oral o intranasal (inhalar el polvo), se puede inyectar intravenosamente o fumar. Inmediatamente después de fumada o inyectada en la vena, el usuario de metanfetamina experimenta una sensación intensa conocida como "arranque de euforia" - en inglés "rush" o "flash" - de corta duración, descrito como sumamente placentero. El uso oral o intranasal produce euforia, pero no esta sensación intensa. Los usuarios se envician rápidamente y la usan con más frecuencia y en dosis más altas.

Efectos a corto plazo. Las acciones sobre el sistema nervioso central como resultado de tomar aunque sea cantidades mínimas de metanfetamina incluyen aumento en el estado de vigilia, aumento en la actividad física, disminución del apetito, aumento en la respiración, hipertermia y euforia. Otros efectos en el sistema nervioso central incluyen irritabilidad, insomnio, confusión, temblores, convulsiones, ansiedad, paranoia y agresividad. La hipertermia y las convulsiones pueden resultar en muerte.

Efectos a largo plazo. La metanfetamina causa aumento en la frecuencia cardíaca y en la tensión arterial y puede causar daño irreversible a los vasos sanguíneos del cerebro, lo que produce derrames. Otros efectos de la metanfetamina incluyen problemas respiratorios, latidos cardíacos irregulares y anorexia extrema. El uso puede resultar en colapso cardiovascular y muerte.

www.laantidroga.com

Maria Casal
Local time: 13:27
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A kingsford
Un "kingsford"


Explanation:

Well, from the context you provided and from what it says on
http://www.tweaker.org/html/crystal101/vocab.html, I understand a kingsford is a PERSON, who in meth-related jargon would mean he or she burns the dope inside a PIZZO.

And according to this same website, a pizzo is a "glass pipe used for smoking meth, also known as a bowl, stem, tool or utensil."

Now, WHY this person would be called a kingsford... Again, going back to the "ways guys do meth", on http://www.tweaker.org/html/crystal101/waysguysdo.html#hotra... it says they HEAT it.

The only thing that makes sense to me is the fact that there is a charcoal brand named Kingsford, http://www.kingsford.com/products/product_3.htm

Here they explain the best ways to use the carbon, including "slow burning", which I don't know why I link with the drug. http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/charcoal.html

Am I blathering nonesense here? I don't know, but reading about all this has made me flip. Scary stuff!

Hope my rambling helps!



kironne
Chile
Local time: 07:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Gracias.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Taña Dalglish: Your explanation makes sense ... what doesn't make sense is why anyone in the world would do this to themselves! I agree scary stuff ... Saludos
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Taña. It's actually creepy, if you ask me. Saludos yourself!
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