Street or Slang Names for Drugs Emojis: To avoid getting in trouble with the law, at school and at home, teens often use slang or street names to talk about drugs in secret. If you hear your teen using any of these slang terms, it may indicate they’re using. Visit https://drugfree.org/article/talk-with-your-kids/ for resources, including a downloadable Parent Talk Kit.
Common and Brand Names Street or Slang Names Opioids Codeine Captain Cody, Cody, Lean, Schoolboy, Sizzurp, Purple Drank. Brands: various, often combined with With glutethimide: Doors & Fours, Loads, Pancakes and Syrup Emojis have opened up a aceteminophen and aspirin new language for youth Fentanyl Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Good- to communicate in code, Brands: Duragesic, Actiq, Sublimaze fella, Jackpot, Murder 8, Tango and Cash, TNT including about drug Heroin H, Smack, Dope, China White, Horse, Skag, Junk, Black use. Emojis are symbols Tar, Big H, Brown Sugar, Mud, Dragon, Boy, Mexican Brown, and icons - including Thunder, Skunk human faces, items, Hydrocodone or Dihydrocodeinone Vike, Watsons, Watson-387, Vics, Vicos, Hydros, Lorris, Fluff, animals, and landmarks Brands: Vicodin, Lortab, Lorcet, others Scratch, Norco, Idiot Pills, Tabs, 357s - that can be included in Hydromorphone D, Dillies, Footballs, Juice, Smack text or online messages. Brands: Dilaudid Kratom Herbal Speedball, Biak-biak, Ketum Kahuam, Ithang, Thom There have been Meperidine Demmies cases where police Brands: Demerol linked emojis to Morphine M, Miss Emma, Monkey, White Stuff communication about Brands: Kadian, Avinza, MS Contin, Duramorph, Roxanol drug deals. Some symbols are obvious: Oxycodone O.C., Oxycet, Oxycotton, Oxy, Hillbilly Heroin, Percs, O, Ox, Brands: OxyContin, Percodan, Percocet, Blue, 512s, Kickers, Killers a pill or a syringe. others Others are not as Oxymorphone Biscuits, Blue Heaven, Blues, Mrs. O, O Bomb, Octagone, straightforward. A Brands: Opana Stop Signs diamond could mean cocaine or crystal Stimulants meth. A “dashing away” Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Addys, Uppers, Beans, Black Beauties, Pep Pills, Speed, Dex- symbol, like a puff of air, Brands: Adderall ies, Zing, Study Buddies, Smart Pills could refer to vaping. Cocaine Coke, Blow, Rock, Crack, Yayo, Snow, Sniff, Sneeze, White, A dancing woman in a Nose Candy, Bernice, Toot, Line, Dust, Flake fabulous red dress might Ecstasy or MDMA X, E, XTC, Molly, Rolls, Hug, Hug Drug, Love Drug, Lover’s signal that someone is Speed, Beans, Adam, Eve, Clarity, Moon Rocks, Happy Pill, ready to party. In one Dancing Shoes, Scooby Snacks, Candy, Peace, Uppers case, police found that Khat Abyssinian Tea, African Salad, Catha, Chat, Kat, Oat a maple leaf was being Methamphetamine Crystal, Meth, Cristy, Tina, Crank, Crissy, Tweak, Glass, Ice, used to represent drugs Brands: Desoxyn Shards, Go, Whizz, Chalk, Speed in general on a popular Methylphenidate Vitamin R, R-ball, Rids, Rit, Diet Coke, Kiddie Cocaine, Kiddie online application; a Brands: Ritalin, Concerta Coke, Skippy, Pineapple, Kibbles and Bit, Skittles, Smarties, leaf may also represent Poor Man’s Cocaine marijuana. Synthetic Cathinones or Bath Salts Cloud 9, Vanilla Sky, White Lightning, Bloom, Scarface, Bliss, Brands: various Drone, Energy-1, Meow Meow, Pure Ivory, Blue Silk, Stardust, Lunar Wave, Wicked X Synthetic Marijuana Spice, K2, K2 Drug, K3 Drug, Bliss, Black Mamba, Yucatan Fire, Skunk, Genie, Bombay Blue, Solar Flare, Zohai, Joker, Kush, Kronic Popular Drug Slang
Common and Brand Names Street or Slang Names Depressants Barbiturates Barbs, Phennies, Red Birds, Reds, Tooies, Yellow Jackets, Yellows Brands: Nembutal Benzodiazepines Xannies, Bars, Z-Bars, Zanbars, Handlebars, Planks, Bricks, Ben- Brands: Xanax, Valium, Klonopin zos, Blue Footballs, Upjohn, School Bus, Bicycle Parts, Yellow Boys, White Boys, White Girls Flunitrazepam Circles, Data Rape Drug, Forget-Me Pill, La Rocha, Lunch Money, Brands: Rohypnol Mexican Valium, Mind Eraser, Pingus, R2, Reynolds, Rib, Roach/ Roaches/Roachies, Roapies, Roofies, Rope, Row-Shay, Ruffies, Trip-and-Fall, Wolfies GHB G, Georgia Home Boy, Goop, Grievous Bodiy Harm, Liquid Ectasy, Brands: Xyrem Liquid X, Soap, Scoop
Hallucinogens and Dissociatives Ayahuasca Aya, Yagé, Hoasca Dextromethorphan (DXM) and Cough Syrups Dexies, Drex, Robo, Rojo, Red Devils, Poor Man’s Ecstasy, Orange Brands: various Crush, Tussin, Velvet, Triple C, Drank, Purple Drank, Sizzurp DMT DMT, Dimitri Ketamine K, Ket, Special K, Vitamin K, Green K, Super C, Super Acid, Special Brands: Ketalar La Coke, Jet, Purple, Kit Kat, Cat Valium, Honey Oil LSD Acid, L, Lucy, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Cid, Tabs, Doses, Blotter, California Sunshine, Yellow Sunshine, Window Pane, Battery Acid, Dots, Looney Toons, Blue Heaven, Superman, Cubes Mescaline or Peyote Buttons, Cactus, Mesc Mushrooms or Psilocyibin Magic Mushrooms, Shrooms, Boomers, Caps, Mushies, Buttons, Magics, Blue Meanies, Liberty Caps, Cubes, Liberties PCP Angel Dust, Ozone, Rocket Fuel, Love Boat, Embalming Fluid, Hog, Superweed, Wack, Wet (a marijuana joint dipped in PCP) Salvia Magic Mint, Maria Pastora, Sally-D, Shepherdess’ Herb, Diviner’s Brands: often sold as Salvia divinorum Sage Additional Drugs Inhalants Huff, Poppers, Moon Gas, Snappers, Bold, Rush, Air Blast, Glad, Brands: various. Can include common household products such as Hippie Crack, Oz, Discorama, Whiteout, Poor Man’s Pot spray paints, markers, glues and cleaners Nitrous oxide Whippets, Nitrous, Laughing Gas A popular inhalant that can be found in whipped cream dispensers, as well as other products Marijuana or Cannabis Weed, Pot, Hashish, Hash, Green, Bud, Grass, Trees, Reefer, Herb, Brands: various Mary Jane, Ganja, Hemp, Dope, Chronic, Kush, Sinsemilla, Purple Haze, Skunk Steroids (Anabolic) Juice, Gym Candy, Pumpers, Roids Brands: Oxandrin, Anadrol, Depotestosterone
References: • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: https://store.samhsa.gov/system/files/sma17-5053-12.pdf • National Institute on Drug Abuse: https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/commonly-abused-drugs-charts • The Recovery Village: https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/drug-addiction/street-names-for-drugs/#gref