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DRUG TALK: LANGUAGE OF THE USER - PART 1

KEY:
Drug Action (DA)
Alcohol - A;
Sedative - S;
Hallucigen - H;
Stimulant - ST
Legal (L)
Yes/No - Y / N;
Prescription - P

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STREET NAME
CHEMICAL NAME
DA
NOTES
L
'C' cocaine hydrochloride ST . N
'E' ecstacy designer drug ST . N
'H' heroin S . N
'M' morphine S used medically as i.njection or MS Contin(R) tablets P
acid LSD; lysergic acid diethylamide H . N
amphetamine amphetamine (speed) ST Basis of many designer drugs N
amyl nitrate . ST High doses relaxant and sedative N
angel dust phencyclidine (PCP) H Was used as anaestetic. Also has stimulant and depressive properties. N
bad trip . . Unpleasant experience, physical or psychological using LSD or cannabis .
bang, banging . . To inject a drug .
barrel . . Plastic syringe (2 - 20 ml) withoutthe needle .
Bart Simpson LSD; lysergic acid diethylamide H LSD papers often have cartoon characters printed on them N
base amphetamine ST . N
beige powder heroin S . N
bennies benzedrine (amphetamine type) ST . N
benzos benzodiazepines S Trade Names: Valium, Ducene, Antenex, Serapax, Muralex, Normison, Temaze, Euhypnos, Mogadon, Rivotr.il, Lexotan, Ativan, Rohypnol, Hypnodorm, Xnanax, etc P
billy . . Water pipe used to smoke cannabis .
blast . . Using heroin or other drug intraveniously, ie to have a blast .
bleach . . Household bleach used to clean used syringes .
blotter LSD; lysergic acid diethylamide H LSD Liquid usually sold absorbed on pieces of blotting paper .N
blow cocaine hydrochloride ST . N
blue meanies mushrooms H . N
blue nitro GHB S GHS in a liquid form  
bong . . Water pipe used to smoke cannabis N
booze alcohol A . Y
brown rocks heroin S . N
buddah (sticks) cannabis S Bud or top of cannabis plant where THC content is highest N
bummer . . Bad or unpleasant experience, not neccessarily associated with drug use .
bupe buprenorphine . Used for maintenance or withdrawal from ophoids Y
burned . . Being ripped off when buying drugs .
burned out . . Someone who has used substances to the point where they no longer function normally .
bust/busted . . Arrested by police for poseession of illicit substances .
butterfly . . IV needle taped to the skin. Used when injecting methadone & sometimes for cocaine .
buzz . . Good feeling after using a drug, esp. cocaine, amphetamines or cannabis .
cannabis/marijuana contains delta-9tetra-hydrocannibabinol (THC) S THC produces the 'high' associated with use. High level of THC in top of head of plant and female plants; lower levels in male plants and leaves N
cap . . Short for capsule. Heroin sold in 'caps' .
charlie cocaine hydrochoride ST . N
chasing the dragon/doing the foil .   to smoke heroin .
china white heroin S . N
clean urine . . No drugs detected in urine drug test .
clearlight lysergic acid diethylamide H . N
cocaine cocaine hydrochloride ST USA names are white lady, toot, nose candy, flake. Snorted, injected or smoked  
coke cocaine hydrochloride ST . .
cold turkey . . Ceasing the use of physically addictive drugs without prescription .
comedown . . Recovery after drug binge at rave party or dance parties .
coming down . . Gradual weaning off a drug. Generally not a pleasant feeling .
cone . . Bowl of a cannabis pipe, hence, smoking a cone .
crack cocaine free base ST Smokeable form N
crack cocaine cocaine free base ST . N
crank cocaine hydrochloride ST . N
crank methamphetamine hyrochloride ST . N
crash . . Similar to coming down, 'to crash' to go to sleep, not neccessarily from using drugs .
crystal meth methamphetamine hyrochloride ST . N
cubes lysergic acid diethylamide H . N
cut . . To dilute a drug with another substance to maximise dealer's profit. Substance used can be very harmful .
cutting up . . Making a deal or a 'cap' .
deal . . Term used to guage the amount of drugs sold. Powder drugs sold in grams or weights; cannabis in grams ounces or $ values .
dealer . . One who deals in drugs. May be dependant .
designer drugs eg ecstacy . S
H		 Generally back yard produced by chemically altering varoius substances, esp. amphetamines .
detox . . To 'come off' or stop using a drug .
dexies dexadrine(R) (dexamphetamine) ST Dexamphetamine prescribed in Australia for ADD (ADHD) P
dirty . . Drugs cut with harmful substances. Dirty injecting equipment .
dirty hit . . Non-sterile injection that causes fever, headache, infection .
dirty urine . . Drugs detected in urine .
DMT . H Found in some plants, smoked or injected .
doctor shopping . . Visiting many doctors to con prescription drugs, usually benzos, panadeine forte or opoid painkillers such as codeine, endone, proadone, physeptone, MS Contin. Shoppers are often on methadone treatment .
doing . . To use a drug eg. doing heroin .
done Methadone S Rhymes with metha'done' P
done . . Rhymes with fun. To be caught by police .
dope commonly heroin or cannabis   May refer to any drug N
dope heroin S . N
dope cannabis S . N
dots lysergic acid diethylamide H . N
downer . S Could mean a bad experience P
drop . . To take a drug, to overdose .
dry . . Substance is unavailable .
dry out . . To stop using .
ecky . ST Ecstacy designer drug N
ecstacy methylene dioxy methyl amphetamine ST Designer drugs not used medicinally. Ecstacy also has hallucinogenic properties N
fantasy GHB S . .
filter . . Various materials used to filter solids out of drugs orepared for injection Y
fit . . Syringe Y
Fitpack(R) . . Container with syringes supplied by needle exchanges, designed to 'lock in' used syringes Y
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