[Ads-l] New York Daily News interview request

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

Dear members of ads-l: 
Yesterday I received a request for an interview on NYC nicknames and then received a follow-up message:
"By the way, I see that you have written about slang -- do you know about etymology of drug slang? I.e., why are they called junkies, why is heroin called dope/smack/horse, how did MDMA come to be called ecstasy? Why is weed called pot? If so, I feel like that could be a fruitful topic for a separate story."

I'm not knowledgeable about drug slang, but perhaps some ads-l members would be able to help out here, either by being willing to provide an interview or to answer the specific questions just above.  If so, please let me know,
or you may contact the reporter directly:
Keri Blakinger
kblakinger at nydailynews.com

She assures me she'll give due credit in her article for information provided in an interview. 

Gerald Cohen  
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