Chasing The Dragon Edit Meaning

1.

This term is a bit more complicated than merely "smoking opium". It starts when you have your first high, the world is peaceful, everything is perfect, you're numb, but in the best way possible. But, soon, it starts wearing off. Fast. Your mind races, you're pulled out of your dream world. You crave the drug more and more, wanting to feel the same way as you did on your first high. You go to the dealer and buy the same amount you had the first time, and smoke. Still feels good, but not as good as first time. You go and buy more. Closer, but not quite there. You're stuck, you don't know what to do. You want to go back to that little dream world and stay forever, but your body is already developing a tolerance. You panic. You use all your money to buy more and more and more, but still, not the same as that first time. You realize that you have no more money, so you start selling your things, pawning whatever could get you that next bag. Still, nothing compared to what you had on that first, magical time. So, you're broke and own nothing. But you don't care, all you care about is getting back to the first high. You start stealing, doing "favors", whatever gets you the money for the attempt. Your life becomes a living hell, all in search of a repeat of the first high. That's chasing the dragon.

I doubt an example is necessary here.

2.

Originally in reference to feeding an opium addiction, this can refer to ploughing through any task past the point of diminishing returns, with disregard to one's own health, sanity or well-being.

We shot 16 hours yesterday, so rather than go to sleep, I had a couple espressos and followed it with a handful of vivarin to work through the night. It's 9:00 AM and by this point, I'm just chasing the dragon.

See opium, work, caffeine, tired, overworked, workaholic, coffee, speed

3.

Smoking heroin off of a piece of tin foil. As the heroin rolls across the tin foil, the smoke moves with it and looks like a dragon. The user follows the smoke with their straw, hence "Chasing the dragon".

He's run out of needles, so he's chasing the dragon instead.

See heroin, dragon, chasing, smoke, foil

4.

Old school, smoking Opium with a straw or straw like object. Burn Opium then suck up the smoke as it rises and shimmies (Ie: like a Dragons Tail ). Defintion #2 is the retarded "girls gone wild " version.

Some Chinese railroad workers where often "Chasing the Dragon" while not at work

See opium, dragon, chasing, smoking, chinaman

5.

That game that Stan from South Park played in that episode "Guitar Queer-O."

Highly addicting.

Chasing the Dragon!! You chase the dragon while injecting yourself... but you never actually catch the dragon.

See chasing the dragon, chasing, south park, stan, catch

6.

Commonly confused with the art of smoking opium, chasing the dragon refers to the senseless quest of a dragon slayer. Similar to Don Quioxte's misguided mission of battling windmills, a dragon slayer's prerogative is to sexually conquer girls with a similar size and attractiveness of a dragon.

Nannini's been chasing the dragon hardcore all year.

See dragon slayer, 10 to 2 girl, dragon, fugly, fat chicks

7.

to smoke opium

we were chasing the dragon last nite, man did i get f00ked up.