Street Drugs
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Street drugs imply illegal drugs that can only be found
on the street or through the black market. But, street drugs
now overlap with prescription drugs which can also be found
on the street for sale by your neighbor dealer. Not too many
years ago a drug dealer was called a dope dealer or "pusher"
or "The Pusher Man" as made famous by the rock group
Steppenwolf.
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Over the years, there have been numerous names given to street
drug as a slang particular to a certain neighborhood. Sometimes
those street names caught on and became nationalized instead of
localized. Right now, there are 4000 - 5000 street names for drugs,
most of which pertain to a particular neighborhood.
We encourage parents to know the names of the street drugs in their
particular locations so that they may use the proper lingo when
talking with their children. A couple of good resources for this
can be found at Street
Terms and Street
Drug Slang Dictionary.
We've compiled a list of the most famous street names for the most
popular drugs for old time's sake, though most of these names are
now "not hip" except to the older generations.
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Street Drug Names
- Acid - LSD
- Angel Dust - PCP
- Bennies - Amphetamines
- Crack - Cocaine
- Crystal Meth - Methamphetamines
- Dexies - Amphetamines
- Downers - Barbiturates
- Ecstasy - MDMA
- Hashish - Marijuana
- Joint - Marijuana
- Mary Jane - Marijuana
- Microdots - LSD
- Pep Pills - Amphetamines
- Peyote - Mescaline
- Pot - Marijuana
- Red Devils - Barbiturates
- Reds - Barbiturates
- Reefer - Marijuana
- Speed - Methamphetamines
- STP - MDMA
- Uppers - Amphetamines
- Weed - Marijuana
- Yellow Jackets - Barbiturates
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Street drugs aren't what they used to be. They're not just
in inner cities where drug dealers hang around the schools
and playgrounds. Street drugs are now in the suburbs, the
playing fields, the high-rise office buildings, the small
business cubicles and in the home. Because of the Infomation
Superhighway, the street has also expanded to the Internet
as well. The availability of street drugs cross all professions
and all social and economic barriers. They are on your block,
in your church and perhaps even in you or a loved one. The
important thing is to acknowledge the problem and get help
or give help. Either one will make the world a saner place.
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