Brown-brown

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Brown-brown is a form of powdered cocaine, cut with gunpowder. Commonly given to child soldiers in West African armed conflicts,[1] the drug gained notoriety after it was used by Nicholas Cage's character, Yuri Orlov, in the 2005 movie Lord of War[2]. Consumed by insufflation, the gunpowder in the drug irritates the bowels which increases aggression. It was mostly common amongst child soldiers in Sierra Leone"brown-brown" is the krio word for marijuana or heroin.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "The Making, and Unmaking, of a Child Soldier", International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2007-02-19. 
  2. ^ "Trigger Happy", Sydney Morning Tribune. Retrieved on 2007-02-19. 


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