Hi, Granny Bing!
Truckers' self-medication for the purpose of maintaining alertness may
take the form of prescription amphetamines (sometimes purchased
illicitly) or over-the-counter stimulants such as caffeine and
ephedrine.
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Here are a few lists of street names for amphetamines:
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"Amphetamine = Speed, Uppers, Pep pills, Bennies, Wake ups,
Eye-openers, Co-pilots, Coast-to-coast, Cartwheels, A's, Black
beauties}
OHS Health and Safety Services, Incorporated: Amphetamine
http://www.ohsinc.com/amphetamine_speed_uppers_pep_pills_bennies.htm
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"Amphetamines, and amphetamine like substances
Examples and Street Names: speed (black beauties, pink hearts, diet
pills)"
AllPsych Online: Street Drug Fact Sheet
http://allpsych.com/drugs.html
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"Amphetamines Street Names: Bennies, black beauties, bumble bees,
co-pilots, Crank, Cross tops, Crystal meth, Dexies, Footballs, Hearts,
Hot Ice, Ice, L.A. glass, Meth, MDMA, Pep pills, Speed, Uppers"
Psych Page: Street Drug Information
http://www.psychpage.com/learning/library/assess/streetdrugs.htm
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"Amphetamine... Street Names: Beans, Bennies, Black Beauties,
Christmas Trees, Dexies, Double Trouble, Pep Pills, Speed, Uppers"
Drug Test Success: Amphetamines
http://www.drugtestsuccess.com/amphetamines.htm
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Here are the names of some over-the-counter ephedrine, ephedra, and
caffeine products:
"Popular products containing ephedra
Metabolife
Ripped Fuel
Diet Fuel
Stacker 3
NaturalTRIM
Hydroxycut
Xenadrine RFA-1
Metab-O-Lite
Metabolift
Up Your Gas
Truckers Luv It
Yellow Jackets"
Rocky Mountain News: More about Ephedra
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/health_and_fitness/article/0,1299,DRMN_26_1703111,00.html
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"Caffeine:
20-20's
30-30's
Green and Clears
Large Black Pic Me Ups
Large Pink Hearts
Magnum 357
Mole
Pink Footballs
Quick Lift
Red and Blacks
Small Black Pic Me Ups
Small Blues
Small Pink Hearts
Wait No More
White Crosses
White with Blue Specks
Bolt Magnum
Blue Alert
Ephedrine:
Ephedrine HCL
Ephedrine Sulphate
Ephedrine Formula 200
Ephedrine Formula 400
Pseudo Ephedrine
Purple Cross
Ephedra/Herbal Energy:
Ephedra Super Caps
Ephedra Nature's White Cross
Hydroxycut
Nature's Ultra Boost
On The Go
On The Go Plus
Super Guarana
Yellow Subs
Dahlulin 500
Bolt High Energy Formula
Bolt Natural
Super Herbal Energy Formula
Up Your Gas
Power Surge
Calcium Pyruvate
Stacker 2
Hydroxymax
Adrenerlin"
DNE Pharmaceuticals, Inc: Life-Enhancing Pharmaceuticals
http://d-n-e.com/life-enhancing-pharmaceuticals.html
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My Google search strategy:
"drugs" + "street names" + "speed"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=drugs+%22street+names%22+speed
"drugs" + "street names" + "amphetamines"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=drugs+%22street+names%22+amphetamines
"white crosses" + "ephedrine"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22white+crosses%22+ephedrine
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Whew. Just reading the names of all those things could keep a person
awake at night. I hope this gives you a boost, Granny. As for me, as
soon as I peel myself off the ceiling, I'm going for a nap.
Best to ya,
pinkfreud |