Banyak Istilah untuk jenis - jenis narkotika yang sering digunakan dikalangan pecandu.
Istilah – istilah jenis narkotika yang beredar dikalangan pecandu, yaitu :
- Amphetamine : Ice, Cat, Speed, Amfetamin, Amphetamin.
- Codein : Codate, Codephos, Tyienol w/ Codeine.
- Crack : Coke, Crack, Blow, Snow, Nose Candy.
- Diazepam : Valium, Seduxen.
- Ekstasi : XTC, Fantasy pills, Inex, Cece, Ceiin, E, Kancing, Venus, Rolls, Beans, Adam, Flipper, Hammer. Kancing, XTC, Inex, Adam, Hug-Drug, Essence, Disco, Biscuits, Venus, Butterfly, Elektrix, Gober, Beladin, Yupie.
- Ganja : Gelek, Marijuana, Rasta, Weed, Hemp, Sinsemilla, Rumput,Cimeng, Pot, Joint, Maryjane, Hash, Grass, Jayus, Barang, Jum, Bang Bunga, Ikat, Labang, Hijau, Daun, Dope.
- Heroin : Smack, Dope, Horse, Putauw, PT, Diacetil Morfin.
- Morfin : Morphine
- Kokain : Coke, Cocaine, Crack, Snaw, Girl, Lady, Charlie, Nosc Candy,Snow.
- Halusinogen : Lysergyc Acid Dietylamide ( LSD ), Magic Mushroom ( jamur tahi kuda/sapi), STP (Serenity, Tranquility, Peace)
- MDMA : XTC, Inex, 3,4-Methlenedioxymethamhetamine
- Nitrazepam : Pil koplo, Pil anjing, Dum, BK, MG).
- Putauw : Etep, Bedak, PT.
- Shabu : Ubas, Sabu, SS, Ice, Kristal, Mecin.