According to a survey conducted by Phoenix House, an organization that runs drug abuse treatment centers and conducts extensive research, marijuana was the drug of choice for 87 percent of teens entering treatment programs in New York during the first quarter of 1999. There are hundreds of slang terms for marijuana, but the most common are pot, grass, weed, maryjane, acapulco gold, and reefer. Newer terms refer to aunt mary, skunk, boom, gangster, kif, and ganja. There are also street names for different strains or brands of marijuana, such as texas tea, maui wowie, and chronic. One well-known type of water pipe is the bong.
Some users mix marijuana into foods or use it to brew tea.
Lately, marijuana cigarettes or blunts often include crack cocaine, a combination known by various street names, such as primos or woolies. Joints and blunts are often dipped in PCP and called happy sticks, wicky sticks, or love boat. The effects of smoking any cannabis product are usually felt within a few minutes. Effects reach their peak in ten to thirty minutes and may linger for two or three hours. The effects experienced often depend upon the experience and expectations of the individual user, as well as the activity of the drug itself.