Glossary Of Drug Street Names
Benzodiazepines
Also known as Bars, Benzos, Blues, Chill Pills, Downers, Nerve Pills, Planks, Tranks, and Zannies.
Brand Name |
Generic Name |
Street Names |
Ativan® |
Lorazepam | Candy, Downers, Sleeping Pills, Tranks |
Halcion® |
Triazolam | Candy, Downers, Sleeping Pills, Tranks |
Klonopin® |
Clonazepam | K, K-Pin, Pin, Super Valium |
Librium® |
Chlordiazepoxide | Candy, Downers, Sleeping Pills, Tranks |
Rohypnol® |
Flunitrazepam | Date Rape Drug, Forget-Me Pill, La Rocha, Lunch Money, Mind Eraser, Roofies |
Valium® |
Diazepam | Eggs, Jellies, Moggies, Vallies |
Xanax® |
Alprazolam | Bars, Footballs, French Fries, Ladders, School Bus, Xan, Xannies, Z-Bars |
Hallucinogens
Drug Type |
Street Names |
Ayahuasca |
Aya, Hoasca, Yagé |
DMT (N,N-Dimethyltryptamine) |
Dimitri, The Rogan, The Spirit Molecule |
GHB (Gamma-Hydroxybutyric) |
Date Rape Drug, G, Geeb, Georgia Home Boy, Grievous Bodily Harm, Liquid E |
Ketamine |
Blind Squid, Cat Valium, Green, Jet, K, K-Hold, Kay, Special K, Super Acid, Vitamin K |
Khat |
Abyssinian Tea, African Salad, Catha, Chat, Kat, Oat, Qat |
Kratom |
Biak-biak, Herbal Speedball, Ithang, Kahyam, Ketum, Thom |
LSD (D-Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) |
Acid, Blotter, Dots, Sugar Cubes, Yellow Sunshine |
Mescaline |
Big Chief, Blue Caps, Buttons, Cactus, Mescal, Moon, San Pedro, Topi |
Mushrooms |
Alice, Boomers, Caps, Magic Mushrooms, Mushies, Pizza Toppings, Shrooms, Tweezes |
PCP (Phencyclidine) |
Angel, Angel Dust, Dust, Purple Rain, Rocket Fuel, Stardust, Water, Yellow Fever, Zombie |
Peyote |
Black Button, Cactus, Green Button, Half Moon, Nubs, Shaman, Tops |
Psilocybin |
Little Smoke, Magic Mushrooms, Purple Passion, Shrooms |
Salvia Divinorum |
Diviner’s Sage, Magic Mint, Maria Pastora, Sally-D |
Synthetic Cathinones |
Bath Salts, Bliss, Cloud Nine, Flakka, Lunar Wave, Scarface, Vanilla Sky, White Lightning |
Illicit Drugs
Common Name |
Other Names |
Black Tar Heroin |
Chiva, Mexican Black Tar Heroin, Mexican Tar |
Cocaine |
Aunt Nora, Batman, Big C, Big Rush, Blow, Candy, Charlie, Coca, Coke, Colombia, Crack, Pearl, Powder, Rail, Snow, Stardust, Stash, White Girl |
Cocaine With Heroin |
Speedball |
Crack Cocaine |
Crack, Dice, Garbage, Grit, Hail, Moon Rocks, Nuggets, Sleet, Sugar Block, Tornado, Trash, Trey, Yam, Yay |
Heroin |
Black Tar, Black Pearl, Black Stuff, Brown Crystal, Brown Rhine, Brown Sugar, Brown Tape, China White, Dope, Dragon, The Dragon, H, He, Horse, Junk, Mud, Number 3, Number 4, Number 8, Sack, Scat, Skag, Skunk, Smack |
Marijuana |
420, Bud, Broccoli, Cheeba, Chronic, Dope, Flower, Ganja, Grass, Green, Hash, Herb, Hot Stick, Jane, Jay, Jolly Green, Mary Jane, Pot, Roach, Reefer, Skunk, Smoke, Trees, Weed |
MDMA (Ecstasy/Molly) |
Adam, Beans, Candy, Clarity, Dancing Shoes, Disco Biscuits, E, E-Bomb, Egg Rolls, Eve, Happy Pills, Lover’s Speed, Peace, Rolls, Smartees, The Vowel, Vitamin E, Vitamin X |
Methamphetamine |
Chalk, Christina, Cookies, Crank, Cream, Crystal, Crystal Meth, Ice, Meth, No Doze, No Stop, Pookie, Rocket Fuel, Scooby Snacks, Speed, Trash, Tweek, Wash, White Cross |
Synthetic Marijuana |
Black Mamba, Bombay Blue, Fake Weed, Genie, K2, Moon Rocks, Spice, Zohai |
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Inhalants
Chemical Compound |
Street Names |
Amyl Nitrate |
Ames, Amies, Amys, Pearls, Poppers |
Isobutyl Nitrate |
Aroma of Men, Bolt, Bullet, Climax, Hardware, Locker Room, Poppers, Quicksilver, Rush, Snappers, Thrust |
Nitrous Oxide |
Buzz Bomb, Hippie Crack, Laughing Gas, Whippets |
Opioids
Generic Name |
Brand Name |
Street Names |
Buprenorphine |
Suboxone®, Subutex® | Big Whites, Buse, Oranges, Small Whites, Sobos, Stops, Strips, Sub, Subs |
Codeine |
Captain Cody, Cody, Little C, Schoolboy | |
Codeine With Promethazine |
Phenergan®-Codeine Syrup | Act, Lean, Purple Drank, Sizzurp, Texas Tea |
Fentanyl |
Actiq®, Sublimaze® | Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, Tango and Cash, TNT |
Hydrocodone |
Lortab®, Norco®, Vicodin® | Bananas, Dro, Fluff, Hydros, Tabs, Vikes, V-itamin, Watson-387, 357s |
Hydromorphone |
Dilaudid®, Exalgo® | D, Dillies, Footballs, Juice, Smack |
Meperidine |
Demerol® | Demmies, Pain Killer |
Methadone |
Dolophine®, Methadose® | Amidone, Dollies, Dolls, Fizzies, Mud, Red Rock, Tootsie Roll |
Morphine |
Duramorph®, MS Contin® | God’s Drug, M, Miss Emma, Monkey, Morpho, White Stuff |
Oxycodone |
OxyContin® | 30s, As, Berries, Blues, Blueberries, Hillbilly Heroin, Ms, O.C., Oxy, Oxycet, Oxycotton, Ozone, Roxy |
| Percocet® | Ercs, Greenies, Kickers, M-30s, Percs, Rims, Tires, Wheels, 512s | |
Oxymorphone |
Opana® | Biscuits, Blue Heaven, Mrs. O, O Bomb, Octagons, Stop Signs |
Propoxyphene |
Darvocet®, Darvon® | Footballs, N’s, Pink Footballs, Pinks, Yellow Footballs, 65s |
Tramadol |
Ultram® | Chill Pills, Trammies, Ultras |
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Over-the-Counter Drugs
Drug Name |
Street Names |
Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine®) |
Dime, Dime Tabs, Substance D |
DXM (Dextromethorphan) |
Dex, Dextro, Drix, Poor Man’s Ecstasy, Red Devils, Robo, Robotripping, Triple C, Tussin, X |
Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed®) |
Chalk, Crank, Meth, Speed |
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Sleeping Pills
Drug Name |
Street Names |
Ambien®, Lunesta®, Sonata® |
Date Rape Drug, Forget-Me Pill, Mexican Valium, R2, Roche, Roofies, Roofinol, Rope, Rophies |
Amytal® |
Barbs, Red Birds, Reds, Yellows, Yellow Jackets |
Stimulants
Drug Type |
Drug Name |
Street Names |
Amphetamine |
Adderall®, Dexedrine® | Addies, Bennies, Black Beauties, Crosses, Hearts, LA Turnaround, Speed, Truck Drivers, Uppers |
Antidepressants |
Paxil®, Prozac®, Zoloft® | Bottled Smiles, Happy Pill, Miracle Drug, Wonder Drug |
Diet Pills |
Phentermine, Adipex® | Crank, Fastin, Fen-Phen, Speed |
Methylphenidate |
Concerta® | JIF, MPH, Pineapple, Skippy |
| Ritalin® | Kibbles and Bits, R-Ball, The Smart Drug, Vitamin R | |
Steroids |
Nandrolone, Testosterone | Arnolds, Gym Candy, Juice, Muscle Builders, Pumpers, Roids, Stackers, Weight Gainers |
It Doesn’t Matter What They’re Called
Drugs have many names. Part of the reason for that is because the people who use them often want to hide what they’re doing. The answer to why they might want to do that is no secret: drugs can be illegal, harmful, and addictive. If you or a loved one might be struggling with problematic substance use, don’t get lost in the particulars. Get help now. Contact a treatment provider to take the next step.
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