cocaine bugs
n.pl.— «User may hallucinate that he feels little insects (“cocaine bugs”) crawling under his skin.» —“Crack: Most Potent, Most Popular And Most Addictive Drug of All” by Kevin Flynn Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.) Apr. 6, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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