Last Updated on December 10, 2019 by Valarie Ward

What Do Candy Flipping, Dexing & Kibbles & Bits Have In Common?

They are words used to describe commonly abused drugs and medicines. It’s true. Teens and even adults are using “code” names for everything now. Do you know what they are talking about?

Commonly Used Drug Slang or Lingo

Acid: another word for LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)

Antifreeze: Heroin. Also known as H, smack or brown sugar.

Cheese: a parmesan cheese looking mixture of black tar heroin and tylenol. Responsible for 20 known deaths since its discovery in 2005

Candy Flipping: what it’s called when you combine LSD (acid) and ecstasy.

Crank, Chalk, Ice or Speed: slang for methamphetamine or meth

Crunk: getting high and drunk at the same time

Dexing or Robotripping or Syrup Head: abusing cough syrup or Dextromethorphan (DXM), the drug found in cough syrup. According to WebMd, consuming more than 900 milligrams of DXM can cause hallucination. DXM is also referred to as Skittles or Tussin.

FourLoko: mixing alcohol and caffeine

Kibbles & Bits: how people who abuse the Attention Deficit Disorder drug Ritalin refer to it

Georgia Home Boy (GHB) or Liquid X: a nervous system depressant named Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB), known for causing euphoric or sedative state, used as a body building drug

Roofie, Rope, or R-2: a date rape drug. The scientific name is rohypnol (also referred to as Mexican valium)

Special K or Vitamin K: a drug known as ketamine, used for anesthesia or numbing. Causes hallucinations and euphoria in higher doses.

Snow: Cocaine

X or Ecstacy, Stacy, Essence: 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)

Did You Know? 1 in 10 messages on the Internet involved teens seeking advice from their peers on how to take illicit drugs. Illegal internet pharmacies use popular social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube to attract people to chat rooms, online message boards and forums.

Don’t take anything for granted when it comes to protecting your teenager or a loved one from the dangers of substance abuse. Know what is going on around you. Awareness is the first step to prevention.