nose habit

nose habit
n. an addiction to sniffed drugs, usually heroin or cocaine. (Drugs.)
Bart is suffering with his nose habit.
One sniff of that white powder and she’ll get a nose habit, for sure.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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