Drug Slang and Terminology A Bart Simpson: heroin; LSD blotter type Boxed: in jail Abe: $5 worth of a drug Beast: heroin plus LSD Boy: cocaine; heroin Abe’s cabe: $5 bill Bedbugs: fellow addicts Bounceo: heroin Ad: addict Belt: effects of drugs Brain damage: heroin Agonies: withdrawal symptoms Bent: addicted Brick gum: heroin AIP: heroin (from Afghanistan, Iran, and Big H: heroin Bridge/bring up: to ready a vein for injection Pakistan) Big Harry: heroin Brown: heroin; cannabis All lit up: under the influence of a drug Bindle: heroin; small packet of powder Brown crystal: heroin All star: user of multiple drugs Bing: enough of a drug for one injection Brown rhine: heroin Antifreeze: heroin Bingo: to inject a drug Brown sugar: heroin Aries: heroin Birdie powder: heroin; cocaine Bundle: heroin Atom bomb: marijuana mixed with heroin Biz: bag or portion of drugs Bunk: fake drugs Aunt Hazel: heroin Black pearl: heroin Burn the main line: to inject a drug Author: a doctor who writes illegal Black stuff: heroin; opium Burned: to purchase fake drugs prescriptions Black tar: heroin Burned out: collapse of veins from repeated injection Blanco: heroin and cocaine (spanish) Burnout: a heavy abuser of drugs Blanks: low quality drugs Business: injecting equipment Blasted: under the influence of drugs B Busted: to be arrested Blitzed: under the influence of drugs Butu: heroin Babe: drug used for detoxification Blow a fix: when a heroin injection Baby habit: occasional use of drugs misses the vein Buzz: under the influence of drugs Babysit: to guide someone through a Blow a shot: when a heroin injection drug experience misses the vein Back to back: smoking crack after Blow the vein: to inject a drug injecting heroin, or vice versa Body packer: a person who ingests packets of cocaine, crack C Backtrack: allowing blood to flow back or heroin to transport it into the needle during injection Caballo: heroin (Spanish) Bomb: crack; heroin; high potency heroin Backup: to prepare a vein for injection Caca: heroin Bad bundle: heroin (low quality) Bombido: amphetamine (injectable); heroin; depressant Cad/Cadillac: 1 ounce Bad go: bad reaction to a drug Bombs away: heroin Capital H: heroin Bad seed: Peyote; heroin; cannabis Bonita: heroin (Spanish) Carga: heroin (Spanish) Bag man: person who transports money Boost and shoot: steal to support a habit Carne: heroin (Spanish) Balloon: heroin supplier Boot: to inject a drug Channel swimmer: one who injects heroin Ballot: heroin Booted: under the influence of a drug Charged up: under the influence of a drug Bang: to inject a drug Charley: heroin Chasing the dragon: crack mixed with heroin D F Chasing the tiger: to smoke heroin Dabble: to use drugs occasionally Factory: place where drugs are packaged, diluted or manufactured Check: personal supply of drugs Deuce: $2 worth of drugs; heroin Fall: to be arrested Cheese/Cheese heroin: heroin mixed Dews: $10 worth of drugs with Tylenol Ferry dust: heroin Diesel: heroin Chicle: heroin (Spanish) Fifteen cents: $15 worth of drugs Dime: $10 worth of drugs Chieva: heroin Five C note: $500 bill Dime’s worth: amount of heroin causing death China cat: high potency heroin Five cent bag: $5 worth of drugs Dinosaurs: populations of heroin users in China white: heroin plus fentanyl their forties or fifties Five dollar bag: $50 worth of drugs Chinese red: heroin Dirt: heroin Fix: to inject a drug: heroin Chip: heroin Disease: drug of choice Flag: appearance of blood in the vein Chipper: occasional heroin user Dog food: heroin Flea powder: low purity heroin Chipping: using drugs occasionally Doogie: heroin Foolish powder: heroin; cocaine Chiva: heroin (Spanish) Dollar: $100 worth of drugs Fuete: hypodermic needle Chocofan: brown tar heroin (Spanish) Dooley: heroin Cigarette paper: packet of heroin Dope: marijuana; heroin; any other drug Clear up: to stop using drugs Dragon rock: mixture of heroin and crack G Clocking paper: profits from selling drugs Dreck: heroin Coasting: under the influence of a drug Dropper: to inject a drug Galloping horse: heroin Cod: large amount of money Dub: $20 worth of drugs Gamot: heroin Cold turkey: sudden withdrawal from drugs Duji: heroin Garbage: inferior quality heroin Connect: purchase drugs; supplier of Dust: marijuana mixed with various Gato: heroin (spanish) illegal drugs chemicals; cocaine; heroin; PCP Gear: drugs Connection: supplier of illegal drugs Dusting: adding PCP, heroin, or another Geeze: to inject a narcotic drug to marijuana Cook down: liquifying heroin in order to Geezer: to inject a drug inhale it Dynamite: Cocaine mixed with heroin Get a gift: obtain drugs Cop: obtain drugs Dyno: heroin Get down: to inject a drug Copping zones: specific areas where Dyno-pure: heroin buyers can purchase drugs Get lifted: under the influence of drugs Cotton: money Get off: to inject a drug; get “high” Cotton brothers: cocaine, heroin, & morphine Get off houses: private places heroin users can purchase and use heroin for a fee Cotton fever: critically high fever E associated with accidentally injecting Get through: obtain drugs Easy score: obtaining drugs easily cotton fiber into the bloodstream Gimmicks: drug injection equipment (generally with heroin) Eating: taking a drug orally Giro houses: non-bank financial Courage pills: heroin ; depressant Eighth: 1/8 ounce of heroin institutions frequently used by drug traffickers to launder drug proceeds Course note: bill larger than $2 Elephant: marijuana; PCP; heroin Go into a sewer: to inject a drug Crap: low quality heroin Emergency gun: instrument other than a Crown crap: heroin syringe used to inject Golden girl: heroin Cura: heroin (Spanish) Estuffa: heroin Good and plenty: heroin Cut deck: heroin mixed with powdered milk Good H: heroin Good lick: good drugs Hit the pit: to inject a drug Jive: heroin; marijuana; any drug Got it going on: fast sale of drugs Hitting up: to inject a drug Jive doo jee: heroin Graduate: completely stop using drugs or Holding: possessing drugs Jojee: heroin progress to stronger drugs Honey: money Jolly pop: causal user of heroin Gravy: to inject a drug; heroin Honeymoon: early stages of drug use Jolt: strong reaction to drugs; to inject a drug Grease: money before addiction or dependency develops Jones: heroin; a need for more drugs Green goods: paper currency Hong-yen: heroin in pill form Jonesing: need for more drugs Gun: to inject a drug; needle Hook you up: to get someone drugs Joy: heroin Gutter: vein into which a drug is injected Hooked: addicted Joy flakes: heroin Gutter junkie: addict who relies on others Hopped up: under the influence of drugs Joy plant: opium to obtain drugs Horning: to inhale cocaine; heroin Joy pop: to inject a drug Horse: heroin Joy popping: occasional use of drugs Hot dope: heroin Joy powder: heroin; cocaine Hot heroin: heroin poisoned to give to a H Juggle: sell drugs to another addict to police informant support a habit H: heroin Hot load: lethal injection of an opiate Juggler: teen-aged street dealer H & C: heroin and cocaine Hot shot: lethal injection of an opiate Junk: heroin; cocaine H Caps: heroin House fee: money paid to enter a Junkie: addict Hache: heroin crackhouse Hairy: heroin HRN: heroin Half G: $500 Hulling: using others to get drugs Half load: 15 bags (decks) of heroin Hustle: attempt to obtain drug customers K Half piece: ½ ounce of heroin or cocaine Hype: heroin addict; an addict Kabayo: heroin Half-a-C: $50 bill Hype stick: hypodermic needle Karachi: heroin Hand-to-hand: direct delivery and payment Kick: getting off a drug habit; the effects Hard candy: heroin of a drug, especially Amphetamines; inhalant Harry: heroin I Kiddie dope: prescription drugs Hazel: heroin Ice cream habit: occasional use of drugs Kit: equipment used to inject drugs Heeled: having plenty of money In: connected with drug suppliers Helen: heroin Isda: heroin Hell dust: heroin Henry: heroin L Hero: heroin Laugh and scratch: to inject a drug Hero of the underworld: heroin J Lay-out: equipment for taking drugs Herone: heroine Jab: to inject a drug Leaping: under the influence of drug Hessle: heroine Jack: steal someone’s drugs Lemonade: poor quality drugs High: under the influence of drugs Jack-Up: to inject a drug Lemonade: heroin; poor quality drugs Him: heroin Jag: keep a high going Hit the main line: to inject a drug Jee gee: heroin Hit the needle: to inject a drug Lettuce: money Primos: cigarette laced with cocaine and heroin Line: a single dose for snorting Pulborn: heroin Lit up: under the influence of drugs O Push: sell drugs Loaded: high Push shorts: to cheat or sell short amounts OC: oxycontin Loused: covered by sores and abscesses from repeated use of unsterile needles Ocean Cities: oxycontin OD: overdose O.P.: opium Q Ogoy: heroin Quarter bag: $25 worth of drugs M Oil: heroin; PCP Quarter piece: ¼ ounce Mainline: to inject a drug Old Steve: heroin Mainliner: person who injects into the vein On a trip: under the influence of drugs Make up: need to find more drugs On the bricks: walking the streets Matsakow: heroin On the nod: under the influence of R narcotics or depressant Merchandise: drugs Racehorse charlie: cocaine; heroin One on one house: where cocaine and Mexican mud: heroin heroin can be purchased Rambo: heroin Midnight oil: opium One plus one sales: selling cocaine and Rap: criminally charged; to talk with someone Miss: to inject a drug heroin together Raw fusion: heroin Moonrock: crack and heroin Ope: opium Raw hide: heroin Morotgara: heroin Outfit: syringe Razed: under the influence of drugs Mortal combat: high potency heroin Ready rock: cocaine; crack; heroin Mouth worker: one who takes drugs orally Red: under the influence of drugs Mud: heroin plus opium P Red chicken: heroin Mule: carrier of drugs Red eagle: heroin Muzzle: heroin Pack: marijuana; heroin Reindeer dust: heroin Panic: drugs not available Rhine: heroin Paper: a dosage unit of heroin Roller: to inject a drug N Paper bag: container for drugs Parachute: smokable crack & heroin mixture Nailed: arrested P-dope: 20-30% pure heroin Nanoo: heroin Peddlar: drug supplier S New Jack Swing: heroin and morphine Peg: heroin Sack: heroin Nice and easy: heroin Pepsi habit: occasional use of drugs Satch: papers, letters, cards, clothing, etc. Nickel bag: $5 worth of drugs; heroin Perlas: street dealer (heroin) saturated with drug solution (used to smuggle drugs into prisons or Nickel deck: heroin P-funk: crack mixed with PCP; heroin hospitals) Nickel note: $5 bill Plant: hiding place for drugs Satch cotton: fabric used to filter a Nix: stranger among the group Point: a needle solution of narcotics before injection Nod: effects of heroin Poison: heroin; fentanyl Scag: heroin Noise: heroin Polvo: heroin (spanish); PCP Scat: heroin Number 4: heroin Poppy: heroin Schmeck: heroin Number 8: heroin Predator: heroin Score: to obtain drugs Scott: heroin Wicked: a potent brand of heroin Scratch: money Wiggin: odd behavior resulting from the use of mind altering drugs Second to none: heroin T Wings: heroin; cocaine Set: place where drugs are sold T.N.T.: heroin; fentanyl Witch: heroin; cocaine Sewer: vein into which a drug is injected Tar: heroin and crack smoked together; Witch hazel: heroin Sharps: hypodermic needles heroin; opium Works: equipment used for injecting a drug Shit: heroin; cannabis; any drug Taste: heroin; small sample of drugs Shmeck: heroin Taxing: price paid to enter a crackhouse Shoot up: to inject a drug Tecata: heroin (Spanish) Shooting gallery: place where drugs are used The beast: heroin Z Shot down: under the influence of a drug The witch: heroin Z: 1 ounce of heroin Skag: heroin Thing: heroin; cocaine; main drug interest Zip: 1 ounce of any type of drug Skee: opium at the moment Zonked: extremely high on drugs Skid: heroin Thoroughbred: drug dealer who sells pure narcotics Skied: under the influence of a drug Thunder: heroin Skin popping: injecting drugs under the skin Tie: to inject a drug Slam: to inject a drug Tiger: heroin Slanging: selling drugs Toilet water: inhalants Sleeper: heroin; barbiturate Tout: person who introduces buyers to sellers Smack: heroin Track: to inject a drug Sniffer bags: $5 bag of heroin intended for inhalation Tracks: row of needle marks on a person Sniffing: to inhale cocaine; inhalants Trap: hiding place for drugs Snort: to inhale a drug Turf: place where drugs are sold Speedball: heroin mixed with cocaine; Turned on: introduced to drugs; under the crack and smoked together influence Spike: to inject a drug; needle; Twenty: $20 worth of drugs hypodermic needle Split: half and half; or to leave Spoon: 1/16 ounce of heroin; paraphernalia used to U prepare heroin for injection Uncle: federal agents Sprung: person just starting to use drugs Stash: place to hide drugs; unused drugs Stash areas: drug storage and distribution areas W Step on: dilute drugs Stoned: under the influence of a drug Wake and Bake: marijuana; getting high first thing in the morning Strung out: heavily addicted to drugs White boy: heroin Stuff: heroin White junk: heroin Sweet dreams: heroin White lady: cocaine; heroin Sweet Jesus: heroin White nurse: heroin