Drug slang and code words are often used to describe controlled substances, designer drugs, and synthetic compounds, which may cause confusion for clinicians attempting to treat patients under the influence. In an effort to educate and support the healthcare community, Clinical Pain Advisor is providing this resource to help clinicians identify these ‘slang’ names for PCP compiled from law enforcement reports and other open sources by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Ace | Alien Sex Fiend (mixed with heroin) | Amoeba |
Angel | Angel Dust | Angel Hair |
Angel Mist | Angel Poke | Animal Tranquilizer |
Aurora Borealis | Black Acid (mixed with LSD) | Black Whack |
Blue Madman | Blue Star | Boat |
Busy Bee | Butt Naked | Cadillac |
Cliffhanger | Columbo | Cozmos |
Crazy Coke | Crazy Eddie | Cucuy |
Cyclones | Detroit Pink | Dipper |
Domex (mixed with MDMA) | Dummy Dust | Dust |
Dust Joint | Dust of Angels | Elephant |
Elephant Tranquilizer | Embalming Fluid | Energizer |
Fake STP | Flakes | Goon |
Gorilla Tab | Gorilla Biscuits | Green Leaves |
Green Tea | Heaven & Hell | Hog |
Horse Tracks | Horse Tranquilizers | Jet Fuel |
Juice | Kaps | K-Blast |
Killer | Kools | Leaky Leak |
Lemon 714 | Lethal Weapon | Love Boat |
Mad Dog | Mad Man | Magic Dust |
Mean Green | Mint Leaf | Mint Weed |
Mist | Monkey Dust | Monkey Tranquilizer |
New Acid | New Magic | Orange Crystal |
Ozone | Paz | Peace Pill |
Peep | Peter Pan | Pig Killer |
Puffy | Purple Rain | Red Devil |
Rocket Fuel | Rupture | Scuffle |
Sheets | Sherms | Shermstick |
Space (mixed with cocaine) | Spores | Stardust |
STP | Super Grass | Super Kools |
Surfer | Synthetic Cocaine | Taking a Cruise |
T-Buzz | Tic Tac | Tish |
Trank | Venom | Wack (mixed with cocaine) |
Water | Wet | White Horizon |
Wobble Weed | Wolf | Worm |
Yellow Fever | Zombie | Zoom (mixed with marijuana) |