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Street Terms
The ONDCP
Street Terms Database contains over 2,300
street terms that refer to specific drug types
or drug activity. The database is used by police
officers, parents, treatment providers and
others who require a better understanding of
drug culture.
Below is a condensed chart
of some of the most popular terms, both
commercial and street, for some of the most
common drugs taken today. |
Substance:
Category and Name |
Examples of Commercial
and Street Names |
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Cannabinoids |
| hashish |
boom, chronic,
gangster, hash, hash oil, hemp |
| marijuana |
blunt, dope, ganja,
grass, herb, joints, Mary Jane, pot,
reefer, sinsemilla, skunk, weed |
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Depressants |
| barbiturates |
Amytal, Nembutal,
Seconal, Phenobarbital; barbs, reds,
red birds, phennies, tooies, yellows,
yellow jackets |
| benzodiazepines (other
than flunitrazepam) |
Ativan, Halcion,
Librium, Valium, Xanax; candy,
downers, sleeping pills, tranks |
| flunitrazepam |
Rohypnol;
forget-me pill, Mexican Valium, R2,
Roche, roofies, roofinol, rope, rophies
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| GHB |
gamma-hydroxybutyrate;
G, Georgia home boy, grievous bodily
harm, liquid ecstasy |
| methaqualone |
Quaalude, Sopor,
Parest; ludes, mandrex, quad, quay
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Dissociative Anesthetics |
| ketamine |
Ketalar SV; cat
Valiums, K, Special K, vitamin K |
| PCP and analogs |
phencyclidine;
angel dust, boat, hog, love boat, peace
pill |
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Hallucinogens |
| LSD |
lysergic acid
diethylamide; acid, blotter,
boomers, cubes, microdot, yellow
sunshines |
| mescaline |
buttons, cactus, mesc,
peyote |
| psilocybin |
magic mushroom, purple
passion, shrooms |
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Opioids and Morphine Derivatives
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| codeine |
Empirin with
Codeine, Fiorinal with Codeine,
Robitussin A-C, Tylenol with Codeine;
Captain Cody, Cody, schoolboy; (with
glutethimide) doors & fours, loads,
pancakes and syrup |
| fentanyl and fentanyl
analogs |
Actiq, Duragesic,
Sublimaze; Apache, China girl, China
white, dance fever, friend, goodfella,
jackpot, murder 8, TNT, Tango and Cash
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| heroin |
diacetylmorphine;
brown sugar, dope, H, horse, junk, skag,
skunk, smack, white horse |
| morphine |
Roxanol, Duramorph;
M, Miss Emma, monkey, white stuff
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| opium |
laudanum, paregoric;
big O, black stuff, block, gum, hop
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| oxycodone HCL |
Oxycontin; Oxy,
O.C., killer |
| hydrocodone bitartrate,
acetaminophen |
Vicodin; vike,
Watson-387 |
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Stimulants |
| amphetamine |
Biphetamine,
Dexedrine; bennies, black beauties,
crosses, hearts, LA turnaround, speed,
truck drivers, uppers |
| cocaine |
Cocaine
hydrochloride; blow, bump, C, candy,
Charlie, coke, crack, flake, rock, snow,
toot |
MDMA (methylenedioxy-
methamphetamine) |
Adam, clarity, ecstasy,
Eve, lover's speed, peace, STP, X, XTC
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| methamphetamine |
Desoxyn; chalk,
crank, crystal, fire, glass, go fast,
ice, meth, speed |
| methylphenidate (safe
and effective for treatment of ADHD)
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Ritalin; JIF,
MPH, R-ball, Skippy, the smart drug,
vitamin R |
| nicotine |
cigarettes, cigars,
smokeless tobacco, snuff, spit tobacco,
bidis, chew |
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Other Compounds |
| anabolic steroids |
Anadrol, Oxandrin,
Durabolin, Depo-Testosterone, Equipoise;
roids, juice |
| inhalants |
Solvents (paint
thinners, gasoline, glues), gases
(butane, propane, aerosol propellants,
nitrous oxide), nitrites (isoamyl,
isobutyl, cyclohexyl); laughing gas,
poppers, snappers, whippets |
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