Drug Facts

Alcohol

Booze, Brew, Liquor, and Sauce
Provided by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Bath Salts

Bloom, Cloud Nine, Vanilla Sky, White Lightning

Brain and Addiction

Find out why drugs are so hard to quit.

Cocaine

Blow, Bump, C, Charlie, Coca, Coke, Flake, Rock, Snow, Toot

Cough and Cold Medicines

Candy, Dex, Drank, Robo, Robotripping, Skittles, Triple C, Tussin, Velvet

Heroin

Black Tar, H, Horse, Junk, Ska, Smack

Inhalants

Bold, Laughing Gas, Poppers, Snappers, Whippets

Marijuana

Grass, Herb, Mary Jane, Pot, Reefer, Skunk, Weed

MDMA (Ecstasy or Molly)

Adam, Beans, Clarity, E, Hug, Love Drug, X, XTC

Methamphetamine (Meth)

Chalk, Crank, Crystal, Fire, Glass, Go Fast, Ice, Speed, Tina

Prescription Drugs

Barbs, Candy, Oxy, Percs, Reds, Speed, Tranks, Vikes

Prescription Depressant Medications

A-minus, Barbs, Candy, Downers, Phennies, Red Birds, Reds, Sleeping Pills, Tooies, Tranks, Yellow Jackets, Yellows, Zombie Pills

Prescription Stimulant Medications (Amphetamines)

Bennies, Black Beauties, Hearts, Roses, Skippy, Speed, The Smart Drug, Uppers, Vitamin R

Prescription Pain Medications (Opioids)

Happy Pills, Hillbilly Heroin, OC, Oxy, Oxycotton, Percs, Vikes

Salvia

Maria Pastora, Sally-D, Salvia divinorum, Shepherdess's Herb, Ska Pastora

Spice

Black Mamba, bliss, Bombay Blue, Fake Weed, Genie, K2

Steroids, Anabolic

Juice, Roids

Tobacco, Nicotine, & Vaping (E-Cigarettes)

Chew, Cigs, Dip, Smokes, Snuff

Co-Occurring Conditions

Co-occurring substance use and mental illness.

Drug Overdoses in Youth

How many young people die from drug overdoses.

Drug Use and Your Mouth

How drug use affects the mouth.

In collaboration with the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

NIDA’s Easy-to-Read Web Site

Listen to the facts about drug use, addiction, and treatment.

Viral Infections (HIV, Hepatitis) and Drug Use

How drug use factors in the spread of viral infections.

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