Drug

Slang Terms

Signs, Symptoms & Withdrawal

Alcohol:

Depressant - Liquid form taken orally

Alley Juice… Booze… Brewskies… Daddy’s Soda… Daddy’s Juice… Fire Water… Grog… Hooch… Jesus Juice…  Juice… Jungle Juice… Moonshine… Poof Juice… Rocket Fuel… Sauce

SIGNS: Puffy face, red eyes, depression, nausea, disorientation, shallow respiration, clammy skin, thirst

SYMPTOMS: Causes depression, aggression, slurred speech, loss of coordination; frequent use: cirrhosis, pancreatitis, vitamin deficiencies, malnutrition; fetal alcohol syndrome, dehydration

WITHDRAWAL: Mild: Shakes, anxiety, hyperreflexia, diaphoresis, hyperactivity and GI upset. Moderate: anxiety, tremors, insomnia and excessive adrenergic symptoms Severe: profound alteration of sensorium including disorientation, agitation, and hallucinations; along with severe autonomic hyperactivity including tremulousness, tachycardia, tachypnea, hyperthermia and diaphoresis

Cocaine:

Stimulant - Taken orally, injected, smoked or sniffed/snorted

Big C… Blast… Blow… Booth… Bump… C… Candy… Coke… Cola… Crack… Divits… Flake… Happy Dust… Heaven… Ivory Flakes… Mobbeles… Mushrooms… Nose Candy… Railers… Ringer… Rocks… Snow… Star Dust… Toot… White Dust

SIGNS: Increased alertness, excitation, euphoria, increased pulse rate and blood pressure, insomnia, loss of appetite

SYMPTOMS: Constricted peripheral blood vessels, dilated pupils, and increased body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure. Some cocaine users report feelings of restlessness, irritability, and anxiety, both while using and between periods of use. Agitation, hallucinations, increase in body temperature, convulsions, possible death

WITHDRAWAL: Apathy, irritability, long periods of sleep, depression, disorientation

Codeine:

Narcotic -, taken orally or injected

School Boy

SIGNS: Euphoria, drowsiness, respiratory depression, nausea, constricted pupils

SYMPTOMS: Slow and shallow breathing, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, possible death

WITHDRAWAL:  Watery eyes, runny nose, yawning, loss of appetite, irritability, tremors, panic, chills and sweating, cramps, nausea

Dextromethorphan

Narcotic - cough syrups combined with a mixture of soda/alcohol and taken orally, cold and cough capsules

Dexies… DMX… Drix… DXM… Lean… Barre… Player Potion… Purple Stuff… Skittles… Syrup… Robotripping… Triple C’s

SIGNS: Heavy sweating, stagger, rapid eye movement, flushed skin

SYMPTOMS: High body temperature, dry mouth, blurred vision, hallucinations, delusions, nausea, stomach pains, vomiting, irregular heart beat, high blood pressure, numbness in toes and fingers, red face, headache, loss of consciousness, seizures and hallucinations.

WITHDRAWAL: Watery eyes, runny nose, yawning, loss of appetite, irritability, tremors, panic, chills and sweating, cramps, nausea

Ecstasy/MDMA:

Hallucinogen & Stimulant - Tablet or capsule taken orally

Club Drug

Adam… Baby Slits… Booty Juice… Beans … B-bombs … Candy Flip (with LSD) … Clarity… E… Essence… Go… Hug Drug… Love Drug… Lover’s Speed… M… Rave… Roll … Sweeties… X… XTC

SIGNS: Sweating, confusion, agitation, difficulty in concentration, violence, aggression, silence, withdrawal, dilated pupils, personality changes

SYMPTOMS: Anxiety, elevated blood pressure, jaw clenching, dry mouth, blurred vision, after 1 hour replaced by relaxation, euphoria, and increase empathy. With overdose: restlessness, paranoia and anxiety. Places you at risk for cardiovascular instability, arrhythmias and hyperthermia. Followed by lethargy, and anorexia. Possible long term psychiatric complications including: depression, anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, difficulty in concentrating and short term memory loss.

WITHDRAWAL: Depression, anxiety, panic attacks, sleeplessness, de-personalization

GHB and Rohypnol:

Depressant – taken orally or injected

Date Rape Drug… Circles… Easy Lay… Forget-me Pill… Georgia Home Boy… Greivous Bodily Harm…  Liquid Ecstasy… Mexican Valium... Rib… Roche… Roaches… Roach-2… Roofies… Roopies… Rope… Ruffies… Rophies… Soap… Topies… Vita-G…

SIGNS: Slurred speech, disorientation, drunken behavior without odor of alcohol

SYMPTOMS: Decreased blood pressure, drowsiness, visual disturbances, dizziness, confusion, gastrointestinal disturbances, and urinary retention. Shallow respiration, cold and clammy skin, dilated pupils, coma, weak and rapid pulse, amnesia, possible death GHB: Coma and seizures. If mixed with alcohol difficulty breathing.

WITHDRAWAL: Anxiety, insomnia, tremors, delirium, convulsions, possible death

Heroin:

Narcotic – white powder taken by injection, smoked or sniffed/snorted

Black Tar… Bobby Brown… Brown Sugar… China White… Fix… H… Horse… H Junk… Mexican Brown… Mother Pear… Scat… Smack… Stuff… Whack

SIGNS: Euphoria, drowsiness, respiratory depression, nausea, constricted pupils

SYMPTOMS: Slow and shallow breathing, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, possible death

WITHDRAWAL:  Watery eyes, runny nose, yawning, loss of appetite, irritability, tremors, panic, chills and sweating, cramps, nausea

Inhalants:

Solvents, aerosols, gases, nitrites, glue, gasoline, lighter fluid  are huffed or sniffed/snorted

Amys… Aroma of Men… Bolt… Bullet… Buzz Bomb… Climax… Hardware… Hippie Crack… Huffing… Laughing Gas… Locker Room… Boppers… Pearls… Poppers…  Rush… Sniffing…Snappers… Thrust… Whippets

SIGNS: Paint or stains on the body or clothing, rags, cloths or empty containers, spots or sores around the mouth or nose, red or runny eyes and nose, dazed appearance, loss of appetite, irritability, memory loss, general apathy

SYMPTOMS: Euphoria, headaches, nausea, fainting, stupor, rapid heartbeat,  damage to lungs, liver, kidneys, bone marrow, suffocation, choking anemia, possible stroke, sudden death

WITHDRAWAL: Insomnia, depression, increased appetite, irritability

Drug

Slang Terms

Signs Symptoms & Withdrawal

Ketamine:

Depressant - Liquid form is injected, mixed into a drink, added to smoking materials, snorted.

Cat Valium… Kenny… Kitty… K Wire…  Regretamine… Special K… Super K… Vitamin K…

SIGNS: Decreased breathing rate, impaired motor functions, vomiting, depression

SYMPTOMS: Animal tranquilizer banned from use on humans. Causes numbness, hallucinations, increases heart rate, seizures, violent outbursts

WITHDRAWAL: No withdrawal reported  but heavy users prone to strong psychological dependency

LSD:

Hallucinogen – tablets, capsules and as liquid

Acid… Beast… Blaze… Blotters… Blue Cheer… Blue Heaven… Cid… Cubes… Dot… Dose… Fry… Gel… Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds… Micro Dot … Purple Haze… Pyramid… Superman… Tab… Trips… White Lightening

SIGNS: Dilated pupils, effective at changing moods, illusions, hallucinations, poor perception of time and distance

SYMPTOMS: Hallucinogenic, causes flashbacks, tremors, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures.  Longer more intense “trip”: Episodes of psychosis, respiratory arrest, hyperthermia; Possible coma, & death

WITHDRAWAL: No withdrawal reported

Marijuana:

Cannabis –crushed leaves, flowers, stems and seeds, pills or cakes, oil. Taken orally or smoked

Acapulco Gold… Bhang… Blaze… Brick… Buds… Big Foot… Blunt… Bone… Colombo… Dagga… Doobie… Ganja… Gold… Goof Butt… Grass… Green… Hash Oil… Hay… Herb… Hemp… Home Grown… J… Jive… Joint… Kif… Killer Weed… Lid… Loco Weed… Maui Wowie… Mary Jane… Match Box… Nugget… Pakalolo… Pot… Reefer…. Roach… Spiff… Stinkweed… Stick… Swamp Grass…  THC… Tea… Thai Sticks… Wacky Tobaccky… Whack… Weed…

SIGNS: Euphoria, relaxed inhibitions, increased appetite, disoriented behavior, dry mouth, enlarged pupils, puffy eyelids, blood shot and dry eyes,

SYMPTOMS: Fatigue, increased heart rate, heart attack, anxiety attacks or paranoia, possible psychosis, impaired memory and ability to learn, difficulty thinking and problem solving, impaired muscle coordination and judgment, increased susceptibility to infections, dangerous impairment of driving skills

WITHDRAWAL: Insomnia, hyperactivity, irritability, anxiety, physical tension, decreased appetite and mood

Methamphetamine

Stimulant – Pills, clear crystals, white powder liquid. Ingested, smoked, snorted or injected

Amp… Black Beauties… Blue Meth… Bump… Chicken Feed… Christina… Cinnamon… Crank… Crystal… Go Fast… Granulated Orange… Ice… Lemon Drop… Meth… Poor Man’s Cocaine…  Red Neck Cocaine… Sketch… Speed… Stove Top… Super… Trash… Tick-Tick… Tina…Tweak… Wash… Yellow Barn… Wiz… Zip

SIGNS: A stimulant, acting on dopamine in the brain. lack of coordination, paralysis, body sores, teeth grinding, heavy sweating, body odor, loss of appetite, insomnia, sensitivity to noise, extreme anorexia

SYMPTOMS: Causes symptoms similar to Parkinson’s disease: tremors, increased heart & breathing rate, elevated body temperature, anxiety disorder, stroke or heart attack, hypothermia, convulsions, death

WITHDRAWAL: Apathy, irritability, long periods of sleep, depression, disorientation

Morphine:

Narcotic - taken orally, injected or smoked

M… Morpho… Morph… Tab… White Stuff… Miss… Emma… Monkey

SIGNS: Euphoria, drowsiness, respiratory depression, nausea, constricted pupils

SYMPTOMS: Slow and shallow breathing, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, death

WITHDRAWAL:  Watery eyes, runny nose, yawning, loss of appetite, irritability, tremors, panic, chills and sweating, cramps, nausea

OxyContin:

Narcotic – Prescription pills taken orally

Blue… 80… Kicker… Killers… OC… OXY… Oxycotton

SIGNS: Sleepy, itchy, pinpoint pupils, slow breathing, anxiety, chills, loss of appetite

SYMPTOMS: Respiratory depression, constipation, nausea, sedation, dizziness, vomiting, headache, dry mouth, sweating,  weakness, death

WITHDRAWAL: Muscle and bone pain, restlessness, diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes, involuntary leg movements, flu like symptoms similar to heroin withdrawal

Steroids:

Anabolic Steroids – orally or injected

Roids… Sauce… Juice… Hype… Arnolds… Asteroids… Ball Shrinkers… Gym Candy… Iron Brew…

SIGNS: Puffiness of face, quick weight gain, trembling, agitation, aggressive and sometimes violent behavior, insomnia and depression

SYMPTOMS: Causes acne, liver tumors, swelling of feet or ankles, baldness, impotence and other reproductive problems, heart disease, liver damage, cancers.

WITHDRAWAL:  Weakness, fatigue, decreased appetite, weight loss, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, low blood pressure, low blood sugar,

Tobacco:

Stimulant - absorbed thru skin or smoked

Butt… Cancer Sticks… Cig… Cigarette… Chew… Snuff…

SIGNS: Yellow stains teeth finger, dry skin surrounding mouth and nose, wrinkles, wheezing , coughing, bad breath, smelly hair and clothes, difficulty keeping up with athletic activities

SYMPTOMS: Increased blood pressure, decreased sense of smell, bleeding gums, mouth sores, frequent colds, asthma, cancer, bronchitis, heart disease stroke, death

WITHDRAWAL: Anger, hostility, and aggression, and loss of social cooperation, sleep disturbances, nervousness, headaches, nausea, body temperature changes, heart rate