There are a number of slang terms that people use to talk about heroin and heroin abuse and they vary according to location and trends, popular songs of the moment and inside code words. Different types of heroin are found in various countries, so certain terms come from the way the heroin looks. There are, however, a number of terms that are relatively well known and refer to heroin across different age groups and population groups:
Heroin Street Slang
- Black Tar, Tar Black, Black Pearl, Black Stuff, Black Eagle
- Boy, He
- Brown Sugar, Brown Crystal, Brown Tape, Brown Rhine, Brown
- Chiba, Chiva, Chieva
- Dope
- Hell Dust
- Hero, Hera, H, Big H
- Mud
- Nose drops (liquefied heroin)
- Number 3, Number 4, Number 8
- Scag, Scat, Sack, Skunk
- Smack
- Snow, Snowball
- White, China White, White Nurse, White Lady, White Horse, White Girl, White Boy, White Stuff
Many often use Spanish words when referring to heroin:
- Bombita
- Brea
- Blanco
- Bonita
- Caballo
- Calbo
- Carga
- Carne
- Cocofan
- Heroina
- La Chiva
- Tigre Blanco
- Tigre del Norte
Heroin is a popular drug to mix with other drugs. Each combination denotes a new name for the drug combination:
- Atom Bomb, Canade, Woola, Woo-woo- marijuana and heroin
- Bars- Alprazolam and heroin
- Beast- LSD and heroin
- Cheese- cold medicine and heroin
- China White- fentanyl and heroin
- Dragon Rock- crack and heroin
- Dynamite- cocaine and heroin
- Meth Speed Ball- methamphetamine and heroin
- The Five Way- heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, Rohypnol, and alcohol
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