"benz" meaning in English

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          "text": "Now from taking all this Benz and scrumpy and stuff, I wasn’t all that bright on remembering where I had been and what I was doing most of the time, and even when people spoke to me it took me about two minutes to register what they had said.",
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        "(slang) The drug amphetamine, used recreationally for its stimulant effects."
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          "text": "What's that smell in the chеst of drawers? / Young boy sellin' them benz and scores / Gotta get rich in desperate cause / Talk about drill, gotta mention moi",
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