Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade

Drug Type: Methcathinone

STREET TERM	DEFINITION
Bathtub speed	Methcathinone
Cadillac express	Methcathinone
Cat	Methcathinone
Crank	Crack Cocaine; heroin; amphetamine; methamphetamine; methcathinone
Ephedrone	Methcathinone
Gagers	Methcathinone
Gaggers	Methcathinone
Go-fast	Methcathinone; crank; methamphetamine
Goob	Methcathinone
Qat	Methcathinone
Slick superspeed	Methcathinone
Sniff	To inhale cocaine; methcathinone; inhalants
Somali tea	Methcathinone; khat
Star	Cocaine; amphetamine; methcathinone
Stat	Methcathinone
The C	Amphetamine; methcathinone
Tweeker	Methcathinone
Wild cat	Methcathinone mixed with cocaine
Wonder star	Methcathinone

Last Updated: April 6, 2005

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