brown sugar
n.— «Heroin is most often found in the form of a crudely refined heroin base called “brown sugar,” although white heroin hydrochloride (HCl) is also produced.» —“Page 3 to the underworld” by Joginder Singh The Pioneer (India) Oct. 9, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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