Meaning of elephant juice | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Etorphine.
   slang, uncountable
2. Used as a stimulant for horses.
   slang, uncountable
3. Taken as a drug by humans.
   slang, uncountable

Examples

“Etorphine, a morphine analog, is a powerful stimulant known as "elephant juice" because it is used to tranquilize large circus animals. Given in small dosage, it acts as a stimulant. "It ranges up to 10,000 times more powerful than morphine," the New York Daily News quoted one expert as saying. "If there is one drug that does not belong⟳ in the body of the thoroughbred it is etorphine. Even a slight overdose could kill⟳ a horse."”

“You mean⟳ that elephant juice they use⟳ to dope horses?”

“ETORPHINE (elephant juice) A tranquiliser for large animals such as elephants, it can be a most powerful stimulant if applied correctly to horses. Caused a sensation in WA racing, especially in the 1980s.”

“To take⟳ a ride⟳, one sucked Elephant juice through the reed until the water level disappeared beneath the husk. As applause and cheers rang to the ceiling, the host⟳ added water to the Elephant for the next partygoer […]”

“Etorphine […] Informal Names: Elephant Juice […] When humans in an experiment⟳ received etorphine they experienced euphoria and described the drug as feeling like⟳ morphine. Researchers who administered etorphine in that experiment⟳ concluded that the drug is likely to be abused. Misuse has been noted in China.”

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