Drugs can be named in a range of different ways from chemical formulae to street terms. The following demonstrates how the same drug can be named in different ways.
Cannabis (generic name) is also known as:
- Chemical name: Delta 9 - tetra hydro cannabinol (THC)
- Brand name: N/A
- Common term: Marijuana
- Street name: Pot/mull
- Chemical name: Ethanol
- Brand name: Victoria Bitter
- Common term: Beer
- Street name: Grog
- Chemical name: 7-chloro-1, 3-dihydro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-2H-1, 4-benzodiazepin-2-1
- Brand name: Normison
- Common term: Sedatives
- Street name: Pills
Exercises
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Question - What are street names in your local area for:- Cannabis
- Inhalants
- Benzodiazepines
- Ecstasy
- Amphetamines
- Hallucinogens
- Opioids
- Cocaine
Street names for drugs
Task - writing exercise
Write in any additional street names for each drug that is used in the area in which you work.Cannabis:
- Possible street names: Pot, grass, weed, reefer, joint, spliff, Mary-Jane, Acapulco Gold, rope, mull, cone, dope, skunk, bhang, ganja, hash, chronic, wacky tobacky
- Names in my area:
- Possible street names:
- Nitrous Oxide: laughing gas, whippits, nitrous
- Amyl Nitrate: snappers, poppers, pearlers, rushamies
- Butyl Nitrate: locker room, bolt, bullet, rush, climax, red gold
- Names in my area:
- Possible street names: Pills, downers, benzos, rohies, normies, vals, serries
- List names in my area:
- Possible street names: E, eccy, love drug, eggs, point, paste base, zip
- Names in my area:
- Speed, uppers, ice, crank, meth, crystal, whiz, snow, goee, shabu
- Names in my area:
- Possible street names:
- LSD: acid, trips, wedges, windowpane, blotter, microdot
- Psilocybin: mushies, blue meanies, magic mushrooms, gold tops
- PCP: angel dust, hog, loveboat
- Names in my area:
- Possible street names:
- Heroin: horse, hammer, H, dope, smack, junk, gear, boy
- Methadone: done ('doan')
- Names in my area:
- Possible street names:
- Cocaine: coke, flake, snow, happy dust, Charlie, gold dust, Cecil, C, freebase, toot, white girl, Scotty, white lady
- Crack: rock, base, sugar block
- Names in my area: