A Comprehensive List of Drug Street Names

Brand, Generic, and Street Names for Drugs

Some of these drugs may have the same street names because of their similar chemical makeup or similar use and effect.

Street Names for Opioid Drugs

Brand Name	Generic Name	Street Name
Actiq®, Sublimaze®	Fentanyl	Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, Tango and Cash
Airacof®, Bromanyl®, Calcidrine®, Zotex®	Codeine	Captain Cody, Cody, Little C, Schoolboy
AVINza®, Kadian®, Morphabond®, Roxanol®	Morphine	Dreamer, First Line, God’s Drug, M, Miss Emma, Mister Blue, Monkey, Morf, Morpho, Vitamin M, White Stuff
N/A	Black Tar Heroin	Brown Sugar, China White, Dope, H, Horse, Junk, Skag, Skunk, Smack, White Horse
Darvocet®	Propoxyphene	Footballs, Pinks, Pink Footballs, Yellow Footballs, 65s
Demerol®	Meperidine	Demmies, Pain killer
Dilaudid®	Hydromorphone	D, Dillies, K4, Needle Candy
Dolophine®, Methadose®	Methadone	Amidone, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Fizzies
N/A	Heroin	Brown Sugar, China White, Dope, H, Horse, Junk, Skag, Skunk, Smack, White Horse
OxyContin®, Roxicodone®, Percocet®, Percodan®	Oxycodone	Bananas, Cotton, Ercs, Greenies, Hillbilly Heroin, Kickers, O.C., Ox, Oxy, Oxycet, Oxycotten, Percs, Pills
Ultram®, Conzip®, Rybix ODT®	Tramadol	Chill Pills, Tramal, Trammies
Vicodin®	Hydrocodone	Fluff, Hydros, V-itamin, Vic, Vike, Watson-387

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Street Names for Benzodiazepines

Brand Name	Generic Name	Street Name
Ativan®	Lorazepam	Benzos, Downers, Nerve Pills, Tranks
Halcion®	Triazolam	Benzos, Downers, Nerve Pills, Tranks
Klonopin®	Clonazepam	Benzos, Clons, K-Pins, Super Valium
Librium®	Chlordiazepoxide	Benzos, Blue Ruffles, Downers Blue Bombs, Nerve Pills, Tranks
Restoril®	Temazepam	Eggs, Green Eggs, Jellies, Norries, Rugby Balls, Tems, Temazzies
Rohypnol®	Glunitrazepam	Mexican Valium, Rophies, Roach, Roofies, Rope, R2, “The Date Rape Drug”
Valium®	Diazepam	Blues, Eggs, Jellies, Moggies, Vallies, Yellows
Xanax®	Alprazolam	Bars, Benzos, Blue Footballs, Bricks, UpJohn, Zanbars, Z-bars

Street Names for Stimulant Drugs

Brand Name	Generic Name	Street Name
Adderall®	Dextroamphetamine	A-Bomb, Addies, Amps, Bennies, Co-Pilots, Ralls, Study Buddies, The A-train
Axiron®, Androgel®, Gortesta®	Steroids, Testosterone, Androstenedione	Gear, Gym Candy, Juice, Pumpers, Roids, Stackers, Weight Trainers
Adzenys XR_ODT®, Dyanavel XR®, Evekeo®	Amphetamine	Amp, Blacks, Browns, Ice, Meth, Speed, Uppers, Wakeups, Whites, Yaba
N/A	Cocaine	Apache, Blanco, Blow, Blowcaine, Crank, Coke, Nose Candy, Nose Beers, Sneeze, Sniff, Snort, Snow, toot, White Lady, White Girl, White Dove, Whitey, Yeyo
N/A	Crack Cocaine	Base, Baseball, Crankenstein, Double Yoke, Garbage, Hail, Hard Ball, Hard Rock, Kryptonite, Nugget, Poor Man’s Cocaine, Redneck Cocaine, Rock, Slab, Sleet, Sugar, Sugar Block, Trash
N/A	Ecstasy, MDMA	Adam, Beans, Disco Biscuit, E, Love Drug, Molly, X, XTC
N/A	Methamphetamine	Chalk, Crank, Crystal, Ice, Junk, Meth, No Doze, Rocket Fuel, Scooby Snax, Speed, White Cross
Ritalin®, Concerta®	Methylphenidate	Diet Coke, Jif, Kibbles and Bits, Kidde Cocaine, Pineapple, Vitamin R, R-Ball, R-Pop, Rids

Street Names for Hallucinogens

Popular Name	Alternate and Street Names
Ayahuasca	Aya, Daime, Hoasca, La Purga, The Tea, Yage
Dextromethorphan	Candy, C-C-C, Dex, DM, Drex, DXM, Red Devils, Robo, Tussin, Vitamin D
DMT	Businessman’s LSD, Dimitri, Fantasia
Ketamine	K, Special K, Valium
LSD	Acid, Blotter, Doses, Hits, Microdots, Sugar Cubes, Trips, Tabs, Window Panes
Peyote	An Pedro, Buttons, Blue Caps, Cactus, Half Moon, Mescaline, Mesc, Nubs, Shaman
PCP, Phencyclidine	Angel, Angel Dust, Busy Bee, Butt Naked, Cadillac, Cliffhanger, Dummy Dust,Embalming Fluid, Hog, Ozone, Rocket Fuel, Hog, Superweed
Psyilocybin	Little Smoke, Magic Mushrooms, Shrooms, Boomers
Salvia Divinorum	Diviner’s Sage, Magic Mint, Sally-D, Ska Pastora

Street Names for Inhalant Drugs

Generic Names	Street Names
Amyl Nitrite	Aimies, Poppers, Whiteout
Isobutyl Nitrite	Bolt, Bullet, Quicksilver, Poppers, Whiteout
Nitrous Oxide	Hippy Crack, Laughing Gas, N2O, Sweet Air, Whippets, Whippies
Toluene	Toil, Tuleo

Street Names for Cannabinoid Drugs

Popular Name	Street Names
Marijuana	Atshitishi, Bamba, Black Bart, Broccoli, Bud, Cabbage, Catnip, Charge, Dope, Fine Stuff, Ganja, Grass, Hash, Hemp, Jane, MJ, Muggle, Pot, Rope, Sticky Icky, Trees, Weed, Whacky Tobacky, 420
Synthetic Marijuana	Bliss, Fake Weed, Genie, K2, Moon rocks, Spice, Yucatan Fire

Street Names for Alcohol

Popular Name	Street Names
Alcohol	Aqua Vitae, Ardent Spirits, Booze, Bottle, Brew, Fire Water, Hard Stuff, Hard Drink, Hooch, John Barleycorn Juice, Liquor, Lush, Moonshine, Rum, Sauce, Spirits, Strong Drink, Tipple

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Street Names for Popular Drug Combinations

Drug Names	Combination Names
Cocaine and Heroin	Belushi, Bombita, Speedball
Cocaine and PCP	Space, Whack
Ecstasy and Mescaline	Love Flip, Love Trip
Marijuana and PCP	Bionic, Zoom

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Last Edited: February 5, 2020

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