Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade - …

1 Executive Office of the President Office of National drug Control Policy February 2003. Street terms : Drugs and the drug Trade The ability to understand current drug -related Street terms is an invaluable tool for law enforcement, public health, and other criminal justice professionals who work with the public. This document contains over 2,300 Street terms that refer to specific drug types or drug activity. All terms are cross-referenced where possible. A single term or similar terms may refer to various Drugs or have different meanings, reflecting geographic and demographic variations in slang. All known meanings and spellings are included. No attempt was made to determine which usage is most frequent or widespread.

2 Different definitions for a single term are separated by semi-colons (;). The use of commas (,) and the connective "and" indicates that the term refers to the use of the specified Drugs in combination. For source information, please contact the ONDCP drug Policy Information Clearinghouse at 1-800-666-3332. Alphabetical Listing 151 -- Crack Cocaine Acapulco gold -- Marijuana from Airhead -- Marijuana user 2-for-1 sale -- A marketing scheme Mexico; marijuana Airplane -- Marijuana designed to promote and increase crack Acapulco red -- Marijuana Al Capone -- Heroin sales Ace -- Marijuana cigarette; PCP Alice B. Toklas -- Marijuana brownie 24-7 -- Crack Cocaine Acid -- LSD All lit up -- Under the influence of Drugs 2CB -- Nexus Acid cube -- Sugar cube containing LSD All star -- User of multiple Drugs 3750 -- Marijuana and crack rolled in a Acid freak -- Heavy user of LSD All-American drug -- Cocaine joint Acid head -- User of LSD Alpha-ET -- Alpha-ethyltryptamine 40 -- OxyContin pill Acido (Spanish) -- Hallucinogens; LSD Ames -- Amyl nitrite 40-bar -- OxyContin pill Ad -- PCP; drug addict Amidone -- Methadone 420 -- Marijuana use Adam -- Amoeba -- PCP.

3 45 Minute Psychosis -- Dimethyltryptami Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Amp -- Amphetamine; marijuana dipped 714s -- Methaqualone (MDMA). formaldehyde or embalming fluid, 80 -- OxyContin pill Afgani indica -- Marijuana sometimes laced with PCP and smoked A -- LSD; amphetamine African -- Marijuana Amp head -- LSD user A-bomb -- Marijuana cigarette with heroi African black -- Marijuana Amp joint -- Marijuana cigarette laced or opium African bush -- Marijuana with some form of narcotic A-boot -- Under the influence of Drugs African woodbine -- Marijuana cigarette Amped -- High on amphetamines Abandominiums -- Abandoned row hous Agonies -- Withdrawal symptoms Amped-out -- Fatigue after using where Drugs are used amphetamine Ah-pen-yen -- Opium Abe -- $5 worth of Drugs Amping -- Accelerated heartbeat Aimes -- Amyl nitrite Abe's cabe -- $5 bill AMT -- Dimethyltryptamine Aimies -- Amphetamine.

4 Amyl nitrite Abolic -- Veterinary steroids Amys -- Amyl nitrite AIP -- Heroin from Afghanistan, Iran, AC/DC -- Codeine cough syrup Pakistan Anadrol -- Oral steroids Air blast -- Inhalants Anatrofin -- Injectable steroids Page 1. Anavar -- Oral steroids Baby habit -- Occasional use of Drugs Banano -- Marijuana or tobacco cigarette Angel -- PCP Baby T -- Crack Cocaine laced with cocaine Angel Dust -- PCP Babysit -- Guide someone through first Bang -- Inhalants; to inject a drug Angel hair -- PCP drug experience Banging -- Under the influence of Drugs Angel mist -- PCP Babysitter -- Marijuana Bank bandit pills -- Depressants Angel poke -- PCP Back breakers -- LSD and strychnine Bar -- Marijuana Angie -- Cocaine Back dex -- Amphetamine Barb -- Depressants Angola -- Marijuana Back door -- Residue left in a pipe Barbies -- Depressants Animal -- LSD Back jack -- Injecting opium.

5 To inject a Barbs -- Cocaine drug Barr -- Codeine cough syrup Animal trank -- PCP. Back to back -- Smoking crack after Barrels -- LSD. Animal tranq -- PCP. injecting heroin or heroin used after Animal tranquilizer -- PCP Bart Simpson -- Heroin smoking crack Antifreeze -- Heroin Basa -- Crack cocaine Backtrack -- Allow blood to flow back in Apache -- Fentanyl a needle during injection Base -- Cocaine; crack Apple jacks -- Crack Cocaine Backup -- To prepare a vein for injection Base crazies -- Searching on hands and Backwards -- Depressants knees for cocaine or crack Are you anywhere? -- Do you use marijuana? Base head -- A person who bases Bad -- Crack Cocaine Aries -- Heroin Baseball -- Crack Cocaine Bad bundle -- Inferior quality heroin.

6 Arnolds -- Steroids damaged heroin Based out -- To have lost control over Bad go -- Bad reaction to a drug basing Aroma of men -- Isobutyl nitrite Bash -- Marijuana Around the turn -- Having gone through Bad seed -- Marijuana; Heroin; peyote withdrawal period Basing -- Crack Cocaine Badrock -- Crack Cocaine Artillery -- Equipment for injecting Drugs Basuco (Spanish) -- Cocaine; Coca paste Bag -- Container for Drugs ; a package of residue sprinkled on regular or marijuna Ashes -- Marijuana Drugs , usually marijuana or heroin; a cigarette Aspirin -- Powder cocaine person's favorite drug Bathtub crank -- Poor quality Assassin of Youth -- Marijuana Bag bride -- Crack-smoking prostitute methamphetamine; methamphetamine Astro turf -- Marijuana Bag man -- Person who transports money produced in bathtubs a person who supplies narcotics or other Atom bomb -- Marijuana mixed with hero Bathtub speed -- Methcathinone Drugs , a pusher Atshitshi -- Marijuana Batman -- Cocaine; heroin Bagging -- Using inhalants Aunt -- Powder cocaine Batmans -- Baker -- Person who smokes marijuana Aunt Hazel -- Heroin Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Bale -- Marijuana (MDMA).

7 Aunt Mary -- Marijuana Ball -- Crack cocaine; Mexican Black Ta Batt -- IV needle; hypodermic needle Aunt Nora -- Cocaine heroin Batted out -- Apprehended by law Aunti -- Opium Balling -- Vaginally implanted cocaine Battery acid -- LSD. Aunti Emma -- Opium Balloon -- Heroin supplier; a penny Batu -- Smokable methamphetamine Aurora borealis -- PCP balloon that contains narcotics Ballot -- Heroin Bazooka -- Cocaine; crack; crack and Author -- Doctor who writes illegal tobacco combined in a joint; coca paste prescriptions Bam -- Amphetamine; depressants and marijuana B -- Amount of marijuana to fill a Bamba -- Marijuana Bazulco -- Cocaine matchbox Bambalacha -- Marijuana BC bud -- Marijuana from British B-40 -- Cigar laced with marijuana and Bambita -- Desoxyn or amphetamine Columbia; synonymous with any high- dipped in malt liquor derivative grade marijuana from Canada B-bombs -- Amphetamines.

8 Bambs -- Depresants BDMPEA -- Nexus methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Bammies -- A poor quality of marijuana Beam -- Cocaine 's -- Crack Cocaine Bammy -- Marijuana Beam me up Scottie -- Crack dipped in Babe -- drug used for detoxification Banana split -- Combination of 2C-B PCP. (Nexus) with other illicit substances, Beam me up Scotty -- PCP and crack Baby -- Marijuana particularly LSD (Lysergic acid Beamer -- Crack smoker Baby bhang -- Marijuana diethylamide). Beamers -- Crack cocaine Page 2. Bean -- A capsule containing Drugs ; Big D -- LSD Black mo/black moat -- Highly potent MDMA Big doodig -- Heroin marijuana (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) Black mollies -- Amphetamine Big flake -- Cocaine Beannies -- Methamphetamine Black mote -- Marijuana mixed with hone Big H -- Heroin Beans -- Crack Cocaine; mescaline; Black pearl -- Heroin Big Harry -- Heroin amphetamine; depressants Big man -- drug supplier Black pill -- Opium pill Beast -- Heroin; LSD.

9 Big O -- Opium Black rock -- Crack Cocaine Beat -- Crack Cocaine Big rush -- Cocaine Black Russian -- Opium mixed with hash Beat artist -- Person selling bogus Drugs Bikers coffee -- Methamphetamine and Black star -- LSD. Beat vials -- Viles containing sham crack coffee Black stuff -- Heroin; opium to cheat buyers Bill blass -- Crack Cocaine Black sunshine -- LSD. Beautiful boulders -- Crack Cocaine Billie hoke -- Cocaine Black tabs -- LSD. Beavis & Butthead -- LSD. Bin laden -- Heroin (after September 11) Black tar -- Heroin Bebe -- Crack Cocaine Bindle -- Small packet of drug powder; Black whack -- PCP. Bed bugs -- Fellow addicts heroin Blacks -- Amphetamine Bedbugs -- Fellow addicts Bing -- Enough drug for one injection Blade -- Crystal methamphetamine Beedies -- Cigarettes from India (resembl Bingers -- Crack addicts Blanca (Spanish) -- Cocaine marijuana joints/vehicle for other Drugs ).

10 Bingo -- To inject a drug Blanco (Spanish) -- Heroin; cocaine Beemers -- Crack Cocaine Bings -- Crack Cocaine Blank -- Container of nonnarcotic powde Behind the scale -- To weigh and sell cocaine Biphetamine -- Amphetamine; that is sold as heroin Beiging -- Chemicals altering cocaine to methylenedioxymethamphetamine Blanket -- Marijuana cigarette make it appear a higher purity; chemically (MDMA). Blanks -- Low quality Drugs altering cocaine to make it look brown Bipping -- Snorting heroin and cocaine, Blast -- Cocaine; Smoke crack; Marijuan Belladonna -- PCP either separately or together smoke marijuana or crack Birdhead -- LSD. Belt -- Effects of Drugs Blast a joint -- To smoke marijuana Birdie powder -- Cocaine; heroin Belted -- Under the influence of a drug Blast a roach -- To smoke marijuana Biscuit -- 50 rocks of crack Belushi -- Combination of cocaine and Blast a stick -- To smoke marijuana heroin Bite one's lips -- To smoke marijuana Blasted -- Under the influence of Drugs Belyando spruce -- Marijuana Biz -- Bag or portion of Drugs Blaxing -- Smoking marijuana Bender -- drug party Bjs -- Crack Cocaine Blazing -- Smoking marijuana Bennie -- Amphetamine Black -- Marijuana; opium.