Common Slang Terms for Drugs (Excerpted from Curriculum in a Box: Substance Abuse 2005, Human Relations Media, Inc., 2005, p. 279. Used with permission.) Alcohol “Booze” “Juice” Amphetamine “Speed” “Uppers” “Bennies” “Ecstacy/XTX” Amyl Nitrate “Snappers” “Poppers” Barbiturates “Blue Candy” “Barbs” “Candy” “Downers” Benzodiazepines “Roofies” “Tranks” Cocaine “Coke” “Crack” “Snow” “Rocks” “Dusts” Dexedrine® “Dex” “Dexie” “Oranges” Hashish “Hash” | Heroin “Horse” “Smack” Ketamine (Anasthetic) “Special K” LSD “Acid” Marijuana “Pot” “Grass” “Weed” “Reefer” Methamphetamine “Crank” “Crystal” “Speed” Nitrous Oxide “Whippets” OxyContin® “Hillbilly Heroin” “Kicker” “Killer” “OC” PCP (Phencyclidine) “Angel Dust” Ritalin® “Vitamin R” “Kibbles and Bits” “Kiddy Cocaine” “West Coast” | |
