It is pretty common to find teens communicating in code words when they don’t want their teachers or parents to find out that they use cocaine or other similar derivative. The use of slang terminologies enables them to bond with fellow drug users and helps them keep their drug associated activities hidden from people who may try to stop them.Therefore, you need to be well informed and updated on other names for cocaine so you could easily identify and intervene before it’s too late to stop a teen from abusing cocaine and crank.
Other Names for Cocaine
1. Street Names for Cocaine
Cocaine is obtained from the plant called coca. Cocaine abuse can be done in numerous ways such as smoking, injecting or taking it through the nose by snorting. The popular names used for cocaine in the US are:
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Coke |
Big flakes |
Rail |
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Candy |
White |
Smack |
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Toot |
Flake |
C |
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Baseball |
Line |
Cola |
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Base |
Powder |
Big rush |
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Nose candy |
Bump |
Stash |
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Blow |
Snow |
Pearl |
2. Street Names for Crack Cocaine
Crack cocaine is available in the solid form. It is prepared by mixing powdered cocaine, water and baking soda; thereby making it extremely concentrated and addicting. Crack is used by placing the hard rock into the crack pipe through which it is smoked. Given below are the street names of crack cocaine:
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Dice |
Purple caps |
Yam |
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Candy |
Jelly beans |
Nuggets |
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Rocks |
Black rock |
Scrabble |
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Grit |
Cookies |
Snow coke |
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Sleet |
Chemical |
Hard rock |
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Hail |
Gravel |
Tornado |
3. Other Cocaine Related Slang Terms
- Terms About the Combinations of Cocaine and Other Drugs
It’s a very common practice for teen drug abusers to mix other drugs with cocaine. At many social events, using cocaine and drinking happen every now and then. Given below are the popular terms used for describing particular combinations of cocaine and other illegal drugs.
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Terms |
Meaning |
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Woolie, woolah, woo-woo |
It contains marijuana sprinkled long with cocaine and rolled on the outer side of the blunt or cigar which is then used for smoking. |
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Candy flipping, whiz bang |
It is a combination of cocaine and heroin which is used by injecting. |
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Juice point |
It comprises of a marijuana joint which is sprinkled with crack. |
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P-funk |
It is a combination of PCP and crack smoked together. |
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Sheet rocking |
It’s a combination of LSD and crack. |
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Primos |
Cocaine or cracked is rolled in a marijuana cigarette and smoked. |
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Snowcaps |
Marijuana bong hits are sprinkled by cocaine and then used. |
- Terms About the Use of Cocaine and Crack
As already discussed earlier, teens use other names for cocaine and crack purchasing and using. These slang terms are known to everyone in this drug business from the dealer to the user. Given below are following such codes.
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Terms |
Meaning |
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Rock house, base house |
The place where teens get high on cocaine and crack |
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Stem, glass house, base pipe |
It’s the glass pipe employed for smoking. |
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Freebase |
A term used for cocaine and crack smoking |
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Eighthball |
The 8th ounce of cocaine used |
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Boulder, twenty, bag of rocks, biscuits, 50, 150 |
The crack rock of varying quantities |
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Zoomer |
Drug dealer selling fake cocaine or crack |
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Gank |
Fake crack |
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Snort, toot |
Inhaling of crack |
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Bump |
Little quantity of cocaine |
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Line, rail |
Line of cocaine |
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Amped |
To get high on cocaine |
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Wake up |
To get high on cocaine first thing after waking up |
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Hookup, dealer, connection, pumper, pusher |
Person selling cocaine or crack |
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Tweaker |
A cocaine user who’s only determined about getting high on it instead of doing other things |
Signs of Cocaine Addiction
Following are the warning signs associated with cocaine abuse:
- Mood swings (rapid mood changes varying from elation to depression or suicidal thoughts)
- Altered behavior and functioning
- Excessive anger especially when the abuser is confronted regarding their drug use habits or related behavior
- Altered personality
- Compromised physical appearance as a result of unattended personal hygiene
- The people addicted to cocaine may exhibit a strong change in their friends circle.They may begin stealing and manipulating others. Functional warning signs include social withdrawal, lack of motivation and failure to meet the work, school or home associated obligations.
How to Treat Cocaine Addiction
Knowing other names for cocaine is not enough, if there's addiction, it must be treated. For the treatment of cocaine addiction, drug abusercan stay at home most of the time and attend a routine based program conducted by the local alcohol and drug service. If the condition of the drug abuser is out of control, residential rehab program is recommended.
- Counseling Specialist
In order to yield better results, a combination of social support and specialist drugs counseling can be used. A skilled counselor will talk with the drug dependent people to help them cope with psychological issues associated with the cocaine addiction. On the other hand, social support involves seeking suitable accommodation, going back to education or work, forming a new social circle with people who do not use drugs.
- Mutual Support Group
The recovery time of each drug dependent individual depends on his/her condition. At times mutual support groups may also play a great role such as Narcotics Anonymous and Cocaine Anonymous. An alternate science-based group that also offers a recovery program to get rid of the addiction is SMART recovery. Cocaine abusers are likely to have cannabis and alcohol related issues. In such case special help is required.