"Tonight when I chase the dragon the water may change to cherry wine. And the silver will turn to gold, time out of mind."
by Shavonda February 12, 2005
Doing everything you can to obtain that same "high" you got from the first time you tried a drug, but never quite getting there due to the body developing a natural tolerance. Originally in reference to opium addiction, this term now refers to any drug.
by jpc1 February 26, 2010
Originally in reference to feeding an opium addiction, this can refer to ploughing through any task past the point of diminishing returns, with disregard to one's own health, sanity or well-being.
We shot 16 hours yesterday, so rather than go to sleep, I had a couple espressos and followed it with a handful of vivarin to work through the night. It's 9:00 AM and by this point, I'm just chasing the dragon.
by Tim Toon August 19, 2007
Old school, smoking Opium with a straw or straw like object. Burn Opium then suck up the smoke as it rises and shimmies (Ie: like a Dragons Tail ). Defintion #2 is the retarded "girls gone wild " version.
by T-Bone418 October 9, 2005
by cn1999 September 23, 2003
Chasing the Dragon!! You chase the dragon while injecting yourself... but you never actually catch the dragon.
by S.P.Luuuuuvah July 11, 2008
Originally used to describe the practice of smoking heroine or opium, the term now includes other forms of inhalation of controlled and uncontrolled substances such as marajuana a/k/a mary jane or weed, crack or coke
by Ike&Tina December 31, 2010