So you’re keeping a close eye on your teen, but it doesn’t do much good if you don’t know “WTF” they’re saying.
In reference to drugs, CBS News has a good article on the slang teens are using these days.
A few examples:
“Dexing” – Abusing cough syrup (also referred to as “robotripping” and “robodosing”)
“Special K” – A medication used as an anesthetic in humans and animals, ketamine is sometimes abused as a “club drug.” It can cause hallucinations and euphoria in higher doses. Synonyms include vitamin K, breakfast cereal, cat valium, horse tranquilizer, K, Ket, new ecstasy, psychedelic heroin, and super acid.
“Crank” – The stimulant methamphetamine. Synonyms include meth, speed, chalk, white cross, fire, and glass.
“Crunk” – This means to get high and drunk at the same time.
“Antifreeze” – Heroin. Synonyms include Big H, brown sugar, dope, golden girls, H, horse, junk, poison, skag, smack, sweet dreams, tar, and train.
“Snow” – Cocaine. Synonyms include Charlie, crack, coke, dust, flake, freebase, lady, nose candy, powder, rock, rails, snowbirds, toot, white, and yahoo.
“X” – Ecstasy or 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). Synonyms include Adam, E, bean, clarity, essence, lovers speed, MDMA, roll, stacy, XTC.
“Candy flipping” – Refers to a high that’s achieved by combining LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) or acid with ecstasy.
