Street Drug Terminology--T

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T—Cocaine; marijuana

T.N.T.—Heroin; fentanyl

Tabs—LSD; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)

TACPCP

TachasMethylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)

Tail lights—LSD

TaimaMarijuana

Taking a cruise—PCP

TakkouriMarijuana

Talco (Spanish)—Cocaine

Tango & Cash—Fentanyl

Tar—Crack and heroin smoked together; heroin; opium

TardustCocaine

TASTE—a small sample of drugs

Taste—Heroin; small sample of drugs

Taxing—Price paid to enter a crack house; charging more per vial depending on race of customer or if not a regular customer

T-buzz—PCP

Tea Party—To smoke marijuana

TEA—Marijuana

Tea—Marijuana; PCP

Teardrops—Dosage units of crack packaged in the cut-off corners of plastic bags

Tecata (Spanish)—Heroin

TecatosHispanic heroin addict

Teenager—Cocaine

Teeth—Cocaine; Crack Cocaine

Ten Pack—1,000 dosage units of LSD

Tens—Amphetamine; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)

Tension—Crack Cocaine

Texas pot—Marijuana

Texas shoe shine—Inhalants

Texas tea—Marijuana

Tex-mexMarijuana

Thai sticks—Bundles of marijuana soaked in hashish oil; marijuana buds bound on short sections of bamboo; marijuana laced with opium

ThanieHeroin

THCTetrahydrocannabinol

The beast—Heroin

The bomb—Heroin

The C—Amphetamine; methcathinone

The devil—Crack Cocaine

The five way—Heroin plus cocaine plus methamphetamine plus Rohypnol (flunitrazepam) plus alcohol

The Ghost—LSD

The Hawk—LSD

The witch—Heroin

TherobolinInjectable steroids

Thing—Cocaine; crack cocaine; heroin; main drug interest at the moment.

Thirst monster—Crack smoker; Heavy crack smokers

Thirteen—Marijuana

Thirty-eight—Crack sprinkled on marijuana

Thrust—Isobutyl nitrite; inhalants

Thrusters—Amphetamine

Thumb—Marijuana

Thunder—Heroin

Tic tacPCP

Tic—PCP in powder form; methamphetamine

Tick tickMethamphetamine

Ticket—LSD

Tigre (Spanish)—Heroin

Tigre Blanco (Spanish)—Heroin

Tigre del Norte (Spanish)—Heroin

Timothy Leary—Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)

Tin—Container for marijuana

Tina—Methamphetamine; crystal methamphetamine; methamphetamine used with Viagra

TioCocaine-laced marijuana cigarette

TishPCP

Tissue—Crack Cocaine

TitchPCP

Tits—Black tar heroin

TNTHeroin plus fentanyl

To Party—refers to having a good time using alcohol and other drugs

Tobacco—butt, chew, weed, cig,

Toke up—To smoke marijuana

Toke—inhaling marijuana or Hashish smoke

Toke—To inhale cocaine; to smoke marijuana; marijuana

Toliet water—Inhalants

Tolleyor toluene; a cheap, extremely harmful paint solvent (inhalant)

TollyToluene, chemical contained in many inhalants

Tom and JerriesMethylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)

TonchoOctane booster which is inhaled

Tongs—Heroin

ToolesDepressants

TooniesNexus

Toot—Cocaine; to inhale cocaine

Tooter—small, hollow tube (straw-like) to sniff Cocaine

TootiesDepressants

Tootsie roll—Heroin

Top drool—Heroin

Top gun—Crack Cocaine

TopiMescaline

Topo (Spanish)—Crack

Tops—Peyote

Torch cooking—Smoking cocaine base by using a propane or butaine torch as a source of flame

Torch up—To smoke marijuana

Torch—Marijuana

Tornado—Crack Cocaine

Torpedo—Marijuana and crack

Toss up—Crack Cocaine; female who trades sex for crack or money to buy crack

Totally spent—Hangover feeling that is an adverse effect of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)

ToucherUser of crack who wants affection before, during, or after smoking crack

ToxyOpium

Toys—Opium

TR-6s—Amphetamine

Tracks—a row of needle marks on the skin

Tragic magic—Crack dipped in PCP

Trails—Cocaine; LSD induced perception that moving objects leave multiple images or trails behind them

Train—Heroin

TrankPCP

TranqDepressants

Trap—a hiding place for drugs

Trash—Methamphetamine

Trauma—Marijuana

Travel agent—LSD supplier

Tray—$3 bag of marijuana

Trees—Marijuana

Trey—Small rock of crack cocaine

Trip—LSD; alpha-ethyltryptamine; under the influence of drugs

Triple A—Marijuana from British Columbia

Triple crowns—Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)

Triple rolexesMethylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)

Triple stacks—Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)

Troll—Use of LSD and MDMA

Troop—Crack Cocaine

TrophoboleneInjectable steroid

Truck drivers—Amphetamine

Trupence bag—Marijuana

Ts and RsTalwin and ritalin combination is injected and produces an effect similar to the effect of heroin mixed with cocaine.

TuieDepressants

Turbo—Marijuana and crack

Turf—a location where drugs are sold

Turkeya substitute sold as a specific drug

TurkeyCocaine; amphetamine

TurkeyCocaine; amphetamine

Turnabout—Amphetamine

Turned On—introduced to drugs, or under the influence of drugs

TustinMarijuana

Tutti-frutti (Portuguese)—Flavored cocaine

Tutus—Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)

Tweak mission—A person on a mission to find crack

TweakerCrack user looking for drugs on the floor after a police raid

Tweaking—Drug-induced paranoia; peaking on speed; desperately searching for crack

Tweaks—Crack Cocaine

TweekMethamphetamine-like substance

TweekerMethcathinone

Tweety Birds—Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)

Tweezes—a wild variety of psilocybin mushrooms (hallucinogen)

Twenties—$20 vials or bags of crack

Twenty rock—Crack Cocaine

Twenty—$20 rock of crack

Twenty-five—LSD

Twin towers—Heroin (after September 11)

Twinkie—Crack cocaine

Twist—Marijuana cigarette

Twisters—Crack and methamphetamine

Twists—Small plastic bags of heroin secured with a twist tie

TwistumMarijuana cigarette

Two for Nine—Two $5 vials or bags of crack for $9

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