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Police given 3,000 word 'A to Z of drugs slang' to stay ahead of criminals
Police officers are being issued with a list of almost 3,000 slang words and phrases associated with illegal drugs, in order to stay one step ahead of criminals.
The document has been drawn up by the Police National Legal Database (PNLD) for use by all forces in England and Wales.
A copy has been obtained by The Sunday Telegraph under Freedom of Information legislation.
In total, it contains 2,875 words and phrases, used by drug criminals.
On the list are around 250 words for heroin alone, including "old steve", "nurse", "lemonade", "hairy", "george", "dog food", "rambo", "elephant", "scott", "gravy", "jack", "helen", "henry", "jones", "witch", "horsebite", "dead on arrival" and "pangonadalot".
The term "Aunt Hazel" is also used – although this should not be confused with "Aunt Mary" (marijuana) and "Aunt Nora" (cocaine).
The names of some celebrities are also used as codes for drugs by criminals, including "Kate Bush", for marijuana, and "Jerry Springer", for heroin.
Confusingly, the term "LBJ" – best known as the initials of former US president Lyndon Baines Johnson – is now used to describe three drugs: LSD, PCP and heroin.
Another former international statesmen, Mikhail Gorbachev, has also found his name used to describe a drug. LSD is now known as both "Gorbachev" and "Gorby".
Several cartoon or children's characters are used to identify drugs, including "Bart Simpson" (heroin), "Beavis and Butthead" (LSD), "Casper the Ghost" (crack), "Dennis the Menace" (ecstasy), "Felix the Cat" (LSD), "Snow White" (cocaine) and "Peter Pan" (PCP).
Rhyming slang is also employed – for instance, "I'll be back", for crack.
Other phrases from the list are "to babysit", which is to guide someone through their first drug experience, and "on the bricks", to mean released from prison.
"Hitch up the reindeers" means to inhale cocaine while an "icecream habit", or "Pepsi habit", indicates the occasional use of drugs.
There are several terms to describe a crack addict searching on their hands and knees for drugs. These include "base crazies", "chicken scratching" and "henpicking".
A "Lamborghini" or "Maserati" is a crack pipe made from a plastic rum bottle and a rubber sparkplug cover. A "Channel swimmer" is one who injects heroin.
The police themselves are known as "bulls", "rollers", "heat", or "Big John". "Hot heroin" is poisoned drugs given to a police informant.
Jean Parnham, marketing manager from the PNLD, said the list of words was constantly being updated.
"If there is a new word or term going around, then a police officer will tell us and we will add it to the list so it can be shared among all forces."
By Jasper Copping
Published: 9:50PM GMT 07 Nov 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...criminals.html
Police officers are being issued with a list of almost 3,000 slang words and phrases associated with illegal drugs, in order to stay one step ahead of criminals.
The document has been drawn up by the Police National Legal Database (PNLD) for use by all forces in England and Wales.
A copy has been obtained by The Sunday Telegraph under Freedom of Information legislation.
In total, it contains 2,875 words and phrases, used by drug criminals.
On the list are around 250 words for heroin alone, including "old steve", "nurse", "lemonade", "hairy", "george", "dog food", "rambo", "elephant", "scott", "gravy", "jack", "helen", "henry", "jones", "witch", "horsebite", "dead on arrival" and "pangonadalot".
The term "Aunt Hazel" is also used – although this should not be confused with "Aunt Mary" (marijuana) and "Aunt Nora" (cocaine).
The names of some celebrities are also used as codes for drugs by criminals, including "Kate Bush", for marijuana, and "Jerry Springer", for heroin.
Confusingly, the term "LBJ" – best known as the initials of former US president Lyndon Baines Johnson – is now used to describe three drugs: LSD, PCP and heroin.
Another former international statesmen, Mikhail Gorbachev, has also found his name used to describe a drug. LSD is now known as both "Gorbachev" and "Gorby".
Several cartoon or children's characters are used to identify drugs, including "Bart Simpson" (heroin), "Beavis and Butthead" (LSD), "Casper the Ghost" (crack), "Dennis the Menace" (ecstasy), "Felix the Cat" (LSD), "Snow White" (cocaine) and "Peter Pan" (PCP).
Rhyming slang is also employed – for instance, "I'll be back", for crack.
Other phrases from the list are "to babysit", which is to guide someone through their first drug experience, and "on the bricks", to mean released from prison.
"Hitch up the reindeers" means to inhale cocaine while an "icecream habit", or "Pepsi habit", indicates the occasional use of drugs.
There are several terms to describe a crack addict searching on their hands and knees for drugs. These include "base crazies", "chicken scratching" and "henpicking".
A "Lamborghini" or "Maserati" is a crack pipe made from a plastic rum bottle and a rubber sparkplug cover. A "Channel swimmer" is one who injects heroin.
The police themselves are known as "bulls", "rollers", "heat", or "Big John". "Hot heroin" is poisoned drugs given to a police informant.
Jean Parnham, marketing manager from the PNLD, said the list of words was constantly being updated.
"If there is a new word or term going around, then a police officer will tell us and we will add it to the list so it can be shared among all forces."
By Jasper Copping
Published: 9:50PM GMT 07 Nov 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...criminals.html
