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

Emojis have opened up a
new language for youth
to communicate in code,including about druguse. Emojis are symbols
and icons - including
human faces, items,
animals, and landmarks- that can be included intext or online messages.
There have beencases where police
linked emojis tocommunication about
drug deals. Somesymbols are obvious:
a pill or a syringe.
Others are not as
straightforward. A
diamond could mean
cocaine or crystal
meth. A “dashing away”
symbol, like a puff of air,could refer to vaping.
A dancing woman in afabulous red dress mightsignal that someone isready to party. In one
case, police found thata maple leaf was being
used to represent drugs
in general on a popular
online application; aleaf may also represent
marijuana.

OpioidsCodeine
Brands: various, often combined withaceteminophen and aspirin
Fentanyl
Brands: Duragesic, Actiq, Sublimaze
HeroinHydrocodone or Dihydrocodeinone
Brands: Vicodin, Lortab, Lorcet, others
Hydromorphone
Brands: Dilaudid
KratomMeperidine
Brands: Demerol
Morphine
Brands: Kadian, Avinza, MS Contin,Duramorph, Roxanol
Oxycodone
Brands: OxyContin, Percodan, Percocet,
others
Oxymorphone
Brands: Opana
Stimulants
Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine
Brands: Adderall
CocaineEcstasy or MDMA
Khat
Methamphetamine
Brands: Desoxyn
Methylphenidate
Brands: Ritalin, Concerta
Synthetic Cathinones or Bath Salts
Brands: various
Synthetic Marijuana

Street or Slang Names
Captain Cody, Cody, Lean, Schoolboy, Sizzurp, Purple Drank.
With glutethimide: Doors & Fours, Loads, Pancakes and Syrup
Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, Tango and Cash, TNT
H, Smack, Dope, China White, Horse, Skag, Junk, BlackTar, Big H, Brown Sugar, Mud, Dragon, Boy, Mexican Brown,Thunder, SkunkVike, Watsons, Watson-387, Vics, Vicos, Hydros, Lorris, Fluff,Scratch, Norco, Idiot Pills, Tabs, 357s
D, Dillies, Footballs, Juice, Smack
Herbal Speedball, Biak-biak, Ketum Kahuam, Ithang, Thom
Demmies
M, Miss Emma, Monkey, White Stuff
O.C., Oxycet, Oxycotton, Oxy, Hillbilly Heroin, Percs, O, Ox,Blue, 512s, Kickers, Killers
Biscuits, Blue Heaven, Blues, Mrs. O, O Bomb, Octagone,
Stop Signs

Addys, Uppers, Beans, Black Beauties, Pep Pills, Speed, Dexies, Zing, Study Buddies, Smart Pills
Coke, Blow, Rock, Crack, Yayo, Snow, Sniff, Sneeze, White,
Nose Candy, Bernice, Toot, Line, Dust, Flake
X, E, XTC, Molly, Rolls, Hug, Hug Drug, Love Drug, Lover’s
Speed, Beans, Adam, Eve, Clarity, Moon Rocks, Happy Pill,Dancing Shoes, Scooby Snacks, Candy, Peace, Uppers
Abyssinian Tea, African Salad, Catha, Chat, Kat, Oat
Crystal, Meth, Cristy, Tina, Crank, Crissy, Tweak, Glass, Ice,Shards, Go, Whizz, Chalk, Speed
Vitamin R, R-ball, Rids, Rit, Diet Coke, Kiddie Cocaine, Kiddie
Coke, Skippy, Pineapple, Kibbles and Bit, Skittles, Smarties,
Poor Man’s Cocaine
Cloud 9, Vanilla Sky, White Lightning, Bloom, Scarface, Bliss,Drone, Energy-1, Meow Meow, Pure Ivory, Blue Silk, Stardust,
Lunar Wave, Wicked X
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
DepressantsBarbiturates
Brands: Nembutal
Benzodiazepines
Brands: Xanax, Valium, Klonopin
Flunitrazepam
Brands: RohypnolGHB
Brands: Xyrem
Hallucinogens and Dissociatives
Ayahuasca
Dextromethorphan (DXM) and Cough Syrups
Brands: various
DMT
Ketamine
Brands: Ketalar
LSD
Mescaline or Peyote
Mushrooms or Psilocyibin
PCPSalvia
Brands: often sold as Salvia divinorum
Additional Drugs
Inhalants
Brands: various. Can include common household products such as
spray paints, markers, glues and cleaners
Nitrous oxide
A popular inhalant that can be found in whipped cream dispensers,
as well as other products
Marijuana or Cannabis
Brands: various
Steroids (Anabolic)
Brands: Oxandrin, Anadrol, Depotestosterone

Street or Slang Names
Barbs, Phennies, Red Birds, Reds, Tooies, Yellow Jackets, Yellows
Xannies, Bars, Z-Bars, Zanbars, Handlebars, Planks, Bricks, Benzos, Blue Footballs, Upjohn, School Bus, Bicycle Parts, Yellow Boys,White Boys, White Girls
Circles, Data Rape Drug, Forget-Me Pill, La Rocha, Lunch Money,
Mexican Valium, Mind Eraser, Pingus, R2, Reynolds, Rib, Roach/Roaches/Roachies, Roapies, Roofies, Rope, Row-Shay, Ruffies,
Trip-and-Fall, Wolfies
G, Georgia Home Boy, Goop, Grievous Bodiy Harm, Liquid Ectasy,Liquid X, Soap, Scoop

Aya, Yagé, Hoasca
Dexies, Drex, Robo, Rojo, Red Devils, Poor Man’s Ecstasy, OrangeCrush, Tussin, Velvet, Triple C, Drank, Purple Drank, Sizzurp
DMT, Dimitri
K, Ket, Special K, Vitamin K, Green K, Super C, Super Acid, Special
La Coke, Jet, Purple, Kit Kat, Cat Valium, Honey OilAcid, L, Lucy, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Cid, Tabs, Doses,Blotter, California Sunshine, Yellow Sunshine, Window Pane, BatteryAcid, Dots, Looney Toons, Blue Heaven, Superman, Cubes
Buttons, Cactus, Mesc
Magic Mushrooms, Shrooms, Boomers, Caps, Mushies, Buttons,Magics, Blue Meanies, Liberty Caps, Cubes, Liberties
Angel Dust, Ozone, Rocket Fuel, Love Boat, Embalming Fluid, Hog,Superweed, Wack, Wet (a marijuana joint dipped in PCP)
Magic Mint, Maria Pastora, Sally-D, Shepherdess’ Herb, Diviner’s
Sage
Huff, Poppers, Moon Gas, Snappers, Bold, Rush, Air Blast, Glad,
Hippie Crack, Oz, Discorama, Whiteout, Poor Man’s Pot
Whippets, Nitrous, Laughing Gas
Weed, Pot, Hashish, Hash, Green, Bud, Grass, Trees, Reefer, Herb,Mary Jane, Ganja, Hemp, Dope, Chronic, Kush, Sinsemilla, Purple
Haze, Skunk
Juice, Gym Candy, Pumpers, RoidsReferences:• 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