So-called designer drugs are either single-ingredient drugs marketed illegally for recreational use, or mixtures of multiple drugs that are combined and sold on the street--all are marketed under "designer" nicknames.
Some designer drug street names and their ingredients (definitions) are included here:
STREET TERM |
DEFINITION |
45 Minute Psychosis |
Dimethyltryptamine |
Adam |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Alpha-ET |
Alpha-ethyltryptamine |
AMT |
Dimethyltryptamine |
Apache |
Fentanyl |
B-bombs |
Amphetamines; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Banana Split |
Combination of 2C-B (Nexus) with other illicit substances, particularly LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) |
Bathtub Speed |
Methcathinone |
BDMPEA |
Nexus |
Bean |
A capsule containing drugs; MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) |
Bens |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Benzedrine |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Biphetamine |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Black hole |
The depressant high associated with ketamine |
Blue Kisses |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Blue Lips |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Bromo |
Nexus |
Bump |
Crack; fake crack; cocaine; boost a high; hit of ketamine ($20) |
Businessman's LSD |
Dimethyltryptamine |
Businessman's Special |
Dimethyltryptamine |
Businessman's Trip |
Dimethyltryptamine |
Cadillac Express |
Methcathinone |
Candy Raver |
Young people who attend raves; rave attendees who wear candy jewelry |
Cat |
Methcathinone |
Cat Valium |
Ketamine |
China Girl |
Fentanyl |
China Town |
Fentanyl |
China White |
Heroin plus fentanyl; synthetic heroin |
Chrystal Methadrine |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Clarity |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Cloud Nine |
Crack cocaine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Crank |
Crack Cocaine; heroin; amphetamine; methamphetamine; methcathinone |
Cristal (Spanish) |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Dance Fever |
Fentanyl |
Dead Road |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Debs |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Decadence |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
DET |
Dimethyltryptamine |
Dex |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Dexedrine |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Diamonds |
Amphetamines; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Disco Biscuit |
Depressants; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Disco Biscuits |
Depressants; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
DMT |
Dimethyltryptamine; PCP |
Doctor |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Dolls |
Amphetamines; depressant; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Domex |
PCP and MDMA |
Drivers |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Ecstasy |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Ephedrone |
Methcathinone |
Essence |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
ET |
Alpha-ethyltryptamine |
Eve |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Exiticity |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Fantasia |
Dimethyltryptamine |
Fastin |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Forget Me Drug |
Rohypnol |
Forget Pill |
Rohypnol |
Friend |
Fentanyl |
Gagers |
Methcathinone |
Gaggers |
Methcathinone |
Gaggler |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Georgia Home Boy |
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) |
GHB |
Gamma hydroxybutyrate |
Go |
Amphetamines; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Go-Fast |
Methcathinone; crank; methamphetamine |
Goob |
Methcathinone |
Goodfellas |
Fentanyl |
Great Bear |
Fentanyl |
Green |
Inferior quality marijuana; ketamine; PCP |
Greenies |
Amphetamines; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Grievous Bodily Harm |
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) |
Gum |
Opium; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
GWM |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Happy Drug |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Happy Pill |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Hawkers |
Individuals who walk through a setting (nightclub) announcing the availability of a drug (typically MDMA, GHB, or LSD) |
He-man |
Fentanyl |
Herbal Bliss |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Honey Oil |
Ketamine; inhalants |
Hydro |
Amphetamine; high quality methamphetamine; marijuana; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA); marijuana grown in water (hydroponic) |
Iboga |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Ice |
Cocaine; crack cocaine; smokable methamphetamine; methamphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA); phencyclidine (PCP) |
Jackpot |
Fentanyl |
Jet |
Ketamine |
K-hole |
Periods of ketamine-induced confusion; the depressant high associated with ketamine |
Ket |
Ketamine |
Khat |
Amphetamine; methcathinone; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
King Ivory |
Fentanyl |
Kit Kat |
Ketamine |
Kleenex |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
La Rocha |
Rohypnol |
Liquid Ecstasy |
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) |
Love Drug |
Depressants; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Love Pearls |
Alpha-ethyltryptamine |
Love Pills |
Alpha-ethyltryptamine |
Love Trip |
Mescaline and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Lunch Money Drug |
Rohypnol |
MAO |
Amphetamines; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Max |
Gamma hydroxybutyrate dissolved in water and mixed with amphetamines |
MDM |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
MDMA |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine |
Methedrine |
Amphetamines; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Mexican Valium |
Rohypnol |
MFT |
Nexus |
Mini Beans |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Monoamine Oxidase |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Morning Shot |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Murder 8 |
Fentanyl |
Nexus |
2-(4-Bromo-2,5 diethoxy-phenyl)-ethylamine; also just know as 2CB |
Nexus Flipping |
Use of Nexus (2-CB) and MDMA |
Nineteen |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Party Pack |
Combination of 2C-B (Nexus) with other illicit drugs, particulary MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine; ecstasy) |
Pikachu |
Pills containing PCP and Ecstasy |
Pingus |
Rohypnol |
Poison |
Heroin; fentanyl |
Pollutants |
Amphetamines; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Purple |
Ketamine |
Qat |
Methcathinone |
R-2 |
Rohypnol |
Rave Energy |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Reynolds |
Rohypnol |
Rib |
Rohypnol; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Ritual spirit |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Roaches |
Rohypnol |
Roachies |
Rohypnol |
Roapies |
Rohypnol |
Robutal |
Rohypnol |
Roca (Spanish) |
Crack Cocaine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Rochas dos |
Rohypnol |
Roche |
Rohypnol |
Rolling |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Roofies |
Rohypnol |
Rope |
Marijuana; rohypnol |
Rophies |
Rohypnol |
Rophy |
Rohypnol |
Ropies |
Rohypnol |
Roples |
Rohypnol |
Row-shay |
Rohypnol |
Ruffies |
Rohypnol |
Ruffles |
Rohypnol |
Running |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Scooby Snacks |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Scoop |
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) |
Shabu |
Combination of powder cocaine and methamphetamine; crack cocaine; methamphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Slammin'/Slamming |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Slick Superspeed |
Methcathinone |
Sniff |
To inhale cocaine; methcathinone; inhalants |
Somali Tea |
Methcathinone; khat |
Somatomax |
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) |
Special "K" |
Ketamine |
Special la Coke |
Ketamine |
Spectrum |
Nexus |
Speed for Lovers |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Speedballing |
To shoot up or smoke a mixture of cocaine and heroin; ecstasy mixed with ketamine; the simultaneous use of a stimulant with a depressant |
Spivias |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Star |
Cocaine; amphetamine; methcathinone |
Stat |
Methcathinone |
Strawberry Shortcake |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Super Acid |
Ketamine |
Super C |
Ketamine |
Sweeties |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Tango & Cash |
Fentanyl |
Tens |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
The C |
Amphetamine; methcathinone |
TNT |
Heroin plus fentanyl |
Toonies |
Nexus |
Totally Spent |
Hangover feeling that is an adverse effect of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Trip |
LSD; alpha-ethyltryptamine |
Tweeker |
Methcathinone |
U.S.P. |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Ultimate Xphoria |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Venus |
Nexus |
Vitamin K |
Ketamine |
Wafers |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
West Coast Turnarounds |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Wheels |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Whiffledust |
Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
Wild Cat |
Methcathinone mixed with cocaine |
Wolfies |
Rohypnol |
Wonder Star |
Methcathinone |
X |
Marijuana; amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
X-ing |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
XTC |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
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