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Drug Names

Found a nice list of drug names in David Sheff’s book, “High.” I’m especially interested in the street names.

Name; common commercial name; and street names:

Cannabinoids

Marijuana; weed, pot, grass, dope, Mary Jane, herb, chronic, blunt, ganja

Club Drugs

Flunitrazepam; Rohypnol; circles, forget pill, date rape drug, roofies

GHB; Gamma-hydroxybutyrate; G, grievous bodily harm, liquid ecstasy

MDMA; ecstasy, E, Molly, roll, X, XTC, MDMA

Dissociative Drugs

PCP; Phencyclidine; angel dust, boat, hog, love boat

Ketamine; Ketalar CV; cat tranquilizer, cat valium, special K, vitamin K

Dextromethorphan (DXM); (found in some cough and cold medicine); dex, triple c, robo, robotripping

Hallucinogens and Psychedelics

LSD; Lysergic acid diethylamide; acid, blotter

Psilocybin; magic mushrooms, shrooms

Mescaline; peyote, buttons, cactus, mesc

Opioids

Heroin; Diacetylmorphine; H, horse, junk, smack

Opium; Laudanum, paregoric; Big O, black stuff, hum

Other

Synthetic pot; spice, K2, black mamba

Inhalants; poppers, whippets, huff, laughing gas

Bath salts; cloud 9, stardust, white lightning

Anabolic steroids; Anadrol, Oxandrin, Durabolin, Depo-Testosterone, Equiposide; roids, gear, juice, pumpers

Prescription Opioids

Codeine; Captain Cody, schoolboy

Fentanyl; Actiq, Duragesic, Sublimaze; China girl, dance fever, goodfella, jackpot

Methadone; Dolophine, Methadose; Amidon, fizzies (with MDMA: chocolate chip cookies)

Morphine; Duramorph, Roxanol; M, Miss Emma, monkey, white stuff

Oxycodone; OxyContin, Percadon, Percocet, Roxicodone; Oxy, oxycotton, hillbilly heroin, percs, roxies

Oxymorphone; Opana; biscuits, blue heaven, blues

Hydrococdone or dihydrocodeinone; Vicodin, Lartab, Lorcet; vike, Watson-387

Hydromorphone; Dilaudid; D, dillies, footballs, juice, smack

Meperidine; Demerol; Demmies, pain killer

Propoxyphene; Darvon, Darvocet

Prescription Sedatives and Tranquilizers

Barbiturates; Phenobarbitol, Amytal, Seconal, Nembutal, Phentobarbital, Luminal; Barbs, reds, yellow jackets

Benzodiazepines; Xanax, Librium, Klonopin, Valium, Ativan, Halcion; downers, sleeping pills, tranks

Sleep medications; Lunesta, Sonata, Ambien; Mexican Valium, R2, roofinol, rope, rphies

Prescription Stimulants

Amphetamines; Biphetamine, Dexedrine, Adderall; Bennies, black beauties

Methylphenidate; Ritalin, Concerta; JIF, Skippy, the smart drug, vitamin R

Stimulants

Cocaine; Cocaine hydrochloride; blow, bump, coke, dust, nose candy

Methamphetamine; Desoxyn; meth, crank, tweak, ice, crystal, speed

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Movies Watched -- Thieves' Highway (1949)

94 minute running time, so the perfect length … really enjoyed this one, 1940s California, moralizing wasn’t heavy-handed and it was pretty dark, all things considered … even the weird bits that Zanuck tacked on the end couldn’t ruin what came before … and the great Dassin staged an amazing fruit truck crash … this is a green-go, recommended movie. John Farr recommends this one too.

This ain't no lace pants business … [or lace bra]

Movies Watched -- The Big Clock (1948)

96 minute running time … the story was sort of interesting, but not really … all these Americans speaking in fake British accents, high class ya know … Charles Laughton was in Island of Lost Souls (which I liked) and Ray Milland was in Dial M for Murder (which I liked), but I wasn’t thrilled with this and wouldn’t recommend it. Falling down the elevator shaft was a great scene, but one great scene doesn’t a good movie make. John Farr recommended this.

Could I invent a name like Casimir Kowalski?

Movies Watched -- The Naked City (1948)

96 minute running time so the perfect length … I liked this one, gets a coveted green-go rating … Jules Dassin from Middletown, CT … much better than Brute Force, no heavy-handed moralizing here, just a crime story from the Big City … Muldoon the old Irish L.T. … great shots of 1940s New Yawk City, esp. the closing scene with the Brooklyn Bridge in the distance (as seen from the Williamsburg Bridge) … John Farr liked this one too.

Eight million stories….

Movies Watched -- Nightmare Alley (1947)

110 minute running time … weird and wonderful, this movie was a jaw-dropper for being made in 1947, I loved it … truly handsome Tyrone Power plays a con man, a “mentalist” … carnival workers, “carnies” … no idea why it was titled “Nightmare Alley” (I mean the book it was based on was titled that) … green-go for sure … learned afterward that this is a cult movie, “legendary,” and I can understand why. Hard to believe it was made in ‘47, way ahead of its time. John Farr also liked it.

I figured you were trying to make a chump out of me.

Movies Watched -- Call Northside 777 (1948)

111 minute running time … another winner from Henry Hathaway … Jimmy Stewart plays Jimmy Stewart … back when newspapers had money and power … helping to free an innocent man from prison … Hathaway was interested in the role new technology played in criminal investigations … anyway, I enjoyed this, gets a coveted green-go rating. John Farr also liked it.

I scrub floors. Eleven years, I never miss a day's work.

Movies Watched -- Crossfire (1947)

85 minute running time so the right length … I’d seen this before and forgot about it … original story is about some Marines killing a fellow soldier who is gay … censors wouldn’t allow that so they turned it into a pic about anti-Semitism with a soldier killing a civilian Jew … story doesn’t really work, but Robert Ryan plays a great bad guy … once again a heavy-handed morality tale … John Farr recommended, but doesn’t make my top movie list.

… Jewish people living off the fat of the land

Movies Watched -- Brute Force (1947)

98 minute running time, so the perfect length … prison pic … Burt Lancaster plays the big handsome dummy … I wonder if Dassin was gay because there are a lot of half naked men in this … again, heavy-handed moralizing accompanied by the Miklós Rózsa hit-you-with-a-club score … lot of neat prison scenes though, esp. the attempted prison break at the end, but the social justice aspect rankled .. John Farr recommendation … I’m glad that I saw it but I can’t recommend it, not a top one-percent-er.

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