Understanding Types of DrugsCategorizing Drugs: Proper & Street Name Identification

Narcotics

• Definition: A class of substances that blunt the senses and in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma;

that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction; and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation and induce sleep.

• Examples:

– Codeine - Demerol– Dilaudid - Heroin– Methadone - Morphine– Opium - Percodan– Talwin - Darvon– Paregoric

Street Names - Narcotics

• School boy• Demies• Little D• Smack• Junk• Downtown• Meth• Dollies• M

- Miss Emma- Morph blue velvet- Black stuff- Perkies - Ts- Scag - Horse - Dope

Stimulants

• Definition: Something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of

some organ or part

• Examples:– Benzedrine

– Dexedrine

– Methadrine

– Cocaine

– Caffeine

– Nicotine

– Crack

Street Names - Stimulants

• Bennies• Black bauties• Co-pilots• Dexies• Speed• Meth• Crank• Uppers• Coke• Snow• Blow• Nose candy• Toot• Uptown whites ups Christmas trees• Hearts

Depressants

• Definition: Having the quality of depressing or lowering the vital activities; a sedative

• Examples:

– Wine - Phenobarbital

– Beer - Sopor

– Hard Liquor - Librium

– Quaaludes - Valium

– Tuinal - Thorazine

– Seconal

– Amytal– Nembutal

Street Names - Depressants

• Blues• Downers• Yellow jackets• Yellows• Phennies• Purple hearts• Reds• F-40s• Rainbows• D• Downers

Ludes714sQsSoporsRed devilsRedbirdsBlue heavenTooeysBarbs downs booze

Hallucinogens

• Definition: A substance that induces hallucinations

• Examples: – LSD

– Mescaline

– Peyote

– Psilocybin

– PCP

– MDA

Street Names - Stimulants

Acid Magic mushrooms

Purple Haze Window panesBlue Cheer The love drugAngel DustSuper GrassKiller Weed ScramblersBlotter Buttons CubesShrooms MescCactus

Inhalants

• Definition: A medication, anesthetic, or other compound in vapor or aerosol form, taken by inhalation

• Examples:– Amyl nitrite– Butyl nitrite– Nitrous oxide– Glue– Gasoline– Cleaning fluid– Nail polish remover– Aerosol spray– Laquer– Whiteout – Spot Remover

Street Names - Inhalants

Popper

Bolt

Locker Room

Rush

Ames

Laughing Gas

Marijuana

• Definition: A preparation made from the dried flower clusters and leaves of the cannabis plant,

usually smoked or eaten to induce euphoria

• Examples:– Hashish

– THC

– Thai Stick

– Sinsemilla

Street Names – Marijuana

Pot Roach Maui Woee

Grass Hash BC Bud

Weed Kif

Joint Herb

Jays Ganja

Sticks Acapulco Gold

Mary Jane Panama Red

Reefer Columbian