Drug Street Lingo

Many drugs are discussed or sold illicitly under different street names. Some substances share nicknames, like they share a chemical similarity.

Glossary Of Drug Street Lingo

Benzodiazepines

Also known as Bars, Blues, Benzos, Chill Pills, Downers, Planks, Nerve Pills, Tranks, and Zannies.

Brand Name

Generic Name

Street Names

Ativan®

Lorazepam

Candy, Downers, Tranks, Sleeping Pills,

Halcion®

Triazolam

Candy, Downers, Tranks, Sleeping Pills

Klonopin®

Clonazepam

K, K-Pin, Super Valium

Librium®

Chlordiazepoxide

Candy, Downers, Tranks, Sleeping Pills

Rohypnol®

Flunitrazepam

Circles, Forget-Me Pill, La Rocha, Lunch Money, Mind Eraser, Mexican Valium, Roofies, Wolfies

Valium®

Diazepam

Eggs, Moggies, Jellies, Vallies

Xanax®

Alprazolam

Bars, Footballs, French Fries, Hulk, School Bus, Ladders, Xan, Zan, Zannies, Zanbars, Z-Bars

Hallucinogens

Drug Type

Street Names

Ayahuasca

Aya, Hoasca

DMT (N,N-Dimethyltryptamine

Dimitri, The Rogan

GHB (Gamma-Hydroxybutyric)

G, Geeb, Georgia Home Boy, Gina, Goop, Liquid E, Liquid X, Scoop

Ketamine

Blind Squid, Cat Valium, Green, Jet, K-Hold, Kay, Super Acid, Special K, Vitamin K

Khat

African Salad, Abyssinian Tea, Catha, Chat, Kat, Qat, Oat

Kratom

Biak-biak, Herbal Speedball, KahyamKetum, Thom 

LSD (D-Lysergic Acid Diethylamide)

Acid, Blotter, Dots, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Sugar Cubes, Purple Haze, Yellow Sunshine

Mescaline

Big Chief, Buttons, Blue Caps, Cactus, Moon, Mescal, San Pedro, Topi

Mushrooms

Alice, Boomers, Caps, Fungus, Hongos, Magic, Magic Mushrooms, Mushies, Shrooms, Tweezes

PCP (Phencyclidine)

Angel, Angel Dust, Dust, Purple Rain, Stardust, Rocket Fuel, Water, Yellow Fever, Zombie

Peyote

Black Button, Cactus, Half Moon, Nubs, Shaman, Tops

Psilocybin

Little Smoke, Magic Mushrooms, Shrooms, Purple Passion

Salvia Divinorum

Diviner’s Sage, Maria Pastora, Magic Mint, Sally-D

Synthetic Cathinones

Bath Salts, Bliss, Cloud Nine, Lunar Wave, Scarface, White Lightning, Vanilla Sky

Illicit Drugs

Common Name

Other Names

Black Tar Heroin

Chiva, Mexican Tar

Cocaine

Aunt, Aunt Nora, Batman, Bernie, Big C, Big Rush, Blow, Blowcaine, Bump, C, Candy, Charlie, Coke, Crack, Colombia, Dust, Flake, Hubba, Gringa, Line, Powder, Pearl, Rail, Rock, Snow, Stardust, Stash, White Girl

Cocaine With Heroin

Speedball

Crack Cocaine

Apple Jacks, Base, Ball, Black Rock, Bopper, Crack, Crankenstein, Dice, Garbage, Grit, Hard Rock, Hail, Kryptonite, Moon Rocks, Purple Caps, Nuggets, Redneck Cocaine, Rock, Sleet, Sugar Block, Space Rocks, Topo, Tornado, Trey, Yam, Yay

Heroin

420, Ashes, Atshitshi, Aunt Mary, Baby Bhang, Blanket, Blunt, Bo-Bo, Bomber, Boom, Bud, Cheeba, Chronic, Cripple, Dagga, Dope, Dinkie Dow, Ding, Flower, Flower Power, Flower Tops, Ganja, Gasper, Giggle Weed, Good Giggles, Grass, Green, Hash, Hot Stick, Jane, Jay, Jolly Green, Joy Smoke, Joy Stick, MJ, Maryjane, Mary Jane, Pot, Reefer, Roach, Skunk, Smoke, Weed

Marijuana

420, Ashes, Atshitshi, Aunt Mary, Baby Bhang, Blanket, Blunt, Bo-Bo, Bomber, Boom, Bud, Cheeba, Chronic, Cripple, Dagga, Dope, Dinkie Dow, Ding, Flower, Flower Power, Flower Tops, Ganja, Gasper, Giggle Weed, Good Giggles, Grass, Green, Hash, Hot Stick, Jane, Jay, Jolly Green, Joy Smoke, Joy Stick, MJ, Maryjane, Mary Jane, Pot, Reefer, Roach, Skunk, Smoke, Weed

MDMA (Ecstasy/Molly)

Adam, Beans, Candy, Clarity, Disco Biscuits, E, E-Bomb, Egg Rolls, Happy Pills, Lover’s Speed, Malcolm, Peace, Rolls, Scooby Snacks, The Vowel, Triple Stacks, Uppers, Vitamin E, Vitamin X, X, XTC

Methamphetamine

Chalk, Christina, Cookies, Cotton Candy, Crank, Cream, Crystal, Dunk, Fire, Gak, Glass, Go Fast, Go-Go Juice, No Doze, No Stop, Rocket Fuel, Pookie, Scooby Snacks, Speed, Trash, Tweek, White Cross, Wash

Synthetic Marijuana

Black Mamba, Bombay Blue, Genie, K2, Moon Rocks, Spice

Inhalants

Chemical

Street Names

Amyl Nitrate

Ames, Amies, Pearls, Poppers

Isobutyl Nitrate

Aroma of Men, Bolt, Bullet, Hardware, Poppers, Quicksilver, Rush, Snappers, Thrust

Nitrous Oxide

Buzz Bomb, Laughing Gas, Hippie Crack, Whippets

Opioids

Generic Name

Brand Name

Street Names

Buprenorphine

Suboxone®, Subutex®

Big Whites, Buse, Oranges, Sobos, Stops, Strips, Subs

Codeine

Captain Cody, Little C, Cody, Schoolboy

Codeine With Promethazine

Phenergan®-Codeine Syrup

Act, Lean, Purple Drank, Texas Tea

Buprenorphine

Suboxone®, Subutex®

Apache, China Girl, China White, Goodfella, Jackpot, Tango and Cash, TNT

Fentanyl

Actiq®, Sublimaze®

Apache, China Girl, China White, Goodfella, Jackpot, Tango and Cash, TNT 

Hydrocodone

Lortab®, Norco®, Vicodin®

Bananas, Dro, Fluff, Hydros, Tabs, Vikes, 357s

Hydromorphone

Dilaudid®, Exalgo®

D, Dillies, Juice, Smack

Meperidine

Demerol®

Demmies, Pain Killer.

Methadone

Dolophine®, Methadose®

Amidone, Dolls, Fizzies, Red Rock, Tootsie Roll

Morphine

Duramorph®, MS Contin®

God’s Drug, M, Miss Emma, Monkey, White Stuff

Oxycodone

OxyContin®

30s, As, Berries, Blues, Blueberries, Ms, Oxy, Oxycotton, Oxycet, Ozone, Roxy

Oxymorphone

Opana®

Biscuits, Blue Heaven, Mrs. O, Octagons, O Bomb

Propoxyphene

Darvocet®, Darvon®

Footballs, N’s, Pinks, Yellow Footballs, 65s

Tramadol

Ultram®

Chill Pills, Trammies, Ultras

Over-the-Counter Drugs

Drug Name

Street Names

Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine®)

Dime, Substance D 

DXM

Dex, Dextro, Drix, Robo, Red Devils, Robotripping, Triple C, Tussin, X

Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed®)

Chalk, Crank, Speed

Sleeping Pills

Drug Name

Street Names

Ambien®,
Lunesta®,
Sonata®

Date Rape Drug, Mexican Valium, Forget-Me Pill, R2, Roche, Roofies, Rope, Rophies

Amytal®

Barbs, Reds, Yellows, Yellow Jackets

Stimulants

Drug Type

Drug Name

Street Names

Amphetamine

Adderall®, Dexedrine®

Addies, Bennies, Black Beauties, Hearts, LA Turnaround, Speed, Uppers

Antidepressants

Paxil®, Prozac®, Zoloft®.

Bottled Smiles, Miracle Drug, Happy Pill, Wonder Drug

Diet Pills

Phentermine, Adipex®.

Crank, Fen-Phen, Speed

Methylphenidate

Ritalin®.

JIF, MPH, Skippy, Pineapple

Steroids

Nandrolone, Testosterone.

Arnolds, Gym Candy, Muscle Builders, Pumpers, Roids, Stackers

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