A Report on Medical Definition of Chasing the Dragon Student’s name: Institutional affiliation: Date: A Report on Medical Definition of Chasing the Dragon This is a script written by Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, MD and has its last editorial review on 5/13/2016. It talks about the phrase "Chasing the dragon" as used medicinally. The correct medical explanation for that phrase is when drugs like opiates and heroin are exposed to high temperatures, and then the user inhales the smoke (MedicineNet, 2018). According to Shaw, the term has also been interpreted to mean "chasing a bad thing" intentionally without caring about the repercussions (2012). The script says that "the more the dragon is...
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