author
Street name, slang, or code word referring to a medical provider who writes illegal prescriptions.
honeymoon
Street name, slang, or code word referring to the period between starting to use a drug and when use of the drug becomes an addiction.
hype stick
Street name, slang, or code word for a hypodermic needle.
piggybacking
Street name, slang, or code word referring to the simultaneous injection of two different drugs.
trail mix
Street name, slang, or code word referring to mixing many different types of prescription drugs at a pharming party.
dexers
Street name, slang, or code word referring to a person who abuses cough medicines containing dextromethorphan, codeine, or promethazine.
yellows
Street name, slang, or code word for barbiturates. Common generic names for barbiturates include: phenobarbital, butabarbital, secobarbital (Brand name Seconal), and pentobarbital (brand name Nembutal). Note: Innumerable substances--legal or illicit or combinations thereof--are used to facilitate illegal activities. In this glossary, we have attempted to capture the substances most frequently associated with abuse and/or unlawful
A-boot
Street name, slang, or code word for being under the influence of drugs.
agonies
Street name, slang, or code word associated with drug withdrawal symptoms.
pharming
Street name, slang, or code word referring to consuming a mixture of prescription medications.
