Facts & Statistics
Street Names
Paraphernalia
Objects
Signs & Symptoms
100
Excessive use of drugs, such as alcohol, pain medications, or illegal drugs.
What is substance abuse or addiction?
100
Snow, powder, rock, blow
What is cocaine/crack?
100
Rolling papers, bong, pipe, grinder
What is marijuana?
100
What are q-tips?
A q-tip is used as part of a filtration system when using heroin.
100
Sense of euphoria or feeling "high", heightened sense of visual, auditory, and taste perception, increased heart rate, red eyes, dry mouth, decreased coordination, difficulty concentrating or remembering, anxiety or paranoid thinking, yellow fingertips, exaggerated cravings for certain foods at unusual times
What is marijuana?
200
80% of people who use heroin transition from misusing this substance first.
What are prescription opioids?
200
Herb, grass, Mary Jane
What is marijuana?
200
Spoon, belt, tin foil, syringe
What is heroin?
200
What are belts?
Belts are used to tie off the arm in preparation for injection of heroin.
200
Reduced sense of pain, agitation, drowsiness, slurred speech, problems with attention and memory, constricted pupils, lack of awareness to surrounding people and things, depression, confusion, runny nose or nose sores, needle marks
What are opioids?
300
The leading cause of death of Americans under age 50 according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
What is drug overdose?
300
The big H, hell dust, horse, smack, dope, boy
What is heroin?
300
Funnel with long tube attached, bottle caps and tabs, solo cups
What is alcohol?
300
What are pacifiers and lollipops?
Pacifiers and lollipops are used to prevent teeth grinding and jaw clenching when high on Ecstasy/ MDMA/ Molly.
300
Drowsiness, slurred speech, lack of coordination, irritability or mood changes, memory problems, slowed breathing, dizziness
What are Benzodiazepines?
(examples include: Xanax, Klonopin, & Valium)
400
This substance is the most deadly to withdrawal from.
What is alcohol?
Detox can be dehydrating to the body as it uses any means to expel alcohol and its toxins. Alcohol in and of itself is also a dehydrating substance. Combining alcohol’s pre-existing dehydrating qualities with withdrawal-related dehydration can easily induce seizures and may even prove lethal in some cases.
400
Speed, crystal, chalk, ice, glass, crank, tweak
What is meth?
400
Pipes, small mirrors, small spoons, short plastic straws, rolled-up paper tubes, razor blades
What is cocaine?
400
What are straws?
Plastic straws (usually cut short)are used to snort powdered forms of drugs, such as cocaine, meth, or heroin.
400
Excess confidence, increased alertness, increased energy and restlessness, aggression or behavior changes, rambling speech, dilated pupils, anxiety and paranoia, impaired judgement, insomnia, mouth sores and gum disease
What are stimulants?
(examples include: cocaine, meth, & ADHD meds such as adderall)
500
The number of people who die every day in the U.S. after overdosing on opioids, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
What is 130?
500
Tango, China girl
What is fentanyl?
500
pipes, metal spoons, light bulbs
What is meth?
Light bulbs can be carefully broken creating a heating vessel within where meth can be placed and heated. The vapors are then inhaled through the opening.
500
What are bags of candy?
Bags of candy are typically used to hide pills in.
500
Hallucinations, paranoia, dilated pupils, chills and sweating, tremors, behavior changes, muscle cramping and teeth clenching, muscle relaxation, poor coordination or problems moving, reduced inhibitions, heightened or altered sense of sight, sound, taste, poor judgement
What are club drugs?
Ecstasy (MDMA)
Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB)
Ketamine
LSD