Common opioids
Prescription Opioids
Here are the names of some prescription opioids, along with their more commonly used commercial names and their street names. Click/tap the accordion to view commercial and street names of common opioids.
Codeine
Street Names: Captain Cody, Cody, Lean, Schoolboy, Sizzurp, Purple Drank With glutethimide: Doors & Fours, Loads, Pancakes and Syrup
Pharmaceutical Fentanyl, Actiq, Duragesic, Sublimaze
Street Names: Apache, China Girl, China Town, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfellas, Great Bear, He-Man, Jackpot, King Ivory, Murder 8, and Tango & Cash.
Hydrocodone, Vicodin®, Lortab®, Lorcet®
Street Names: Vike, Watson-387
Hydromorphone, Dilaudid®
Street Names: D, Dillies, Dust, Footballs, Juice, and Smack
Meperidine, Demerol®
Street Names: Demmies, Pain Killer
Methadone, Dolophine®, Methadose®
Street Names: Amidone, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Fizzies with MDMA, and Wafer
Morphine, Duramorph®, Roxanol®
Street Names: Dreamer, Emsel, First Line, God’s Drug, Hows, M.S., Mister Blue, Morf, Morpho, and Unkie
Oxycodone, OxyContin®, Percodan®, Percocet®
Street Names: Hillbilly Heroin, Kicker, OC, Ox, Roxy, Perc, and Oxy
Oxymorphone, Opana®
Street Names: Biscuits, Blue Heaven, Blues, Mrs. O, O Bomb, Octagons, Stop Signs
Street/Illegal Opioids
The euphoric high experienced by some opioid users has led to explosive growth in the illegal use of the drugs.
Heroin
Heroin is only available illegally. Its street names include: Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, Horse, Negra, Smack, and Thunder. It is often cut or mixed with Fentanyl, which is much stronger than heroin.
Illegal Fentanyl
Illegal Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is manufactured outside of a pharmaceutical company. It is often mixed with other drugs such as heroin and cocaine.