Stimulants
Cocaine, meth, speed and the cathinone family — energy at a cardiovascular price. Stimulants drive heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature up. Overdose looks like a heart event: chest pain, racing pulse, overheating.
Cocaine
White crystalline powder (HCl) or off-white 'base'/crack rocks; shiny 'fishscale' = high purity HCl
Speed (amphetamine paste)
Damp white/yellowish paste or dry white powder; damp = high purity base
Methamphetamine
Clear/white crystal shards ('ice'), powder, or pills
Adderall (amphetamine salts)
Blue/peach round tablets (5–30 mg IR), imprint 'AD'
Adderall XR
Capsules (10–30 mg) with two-tone beads (half IR, half delayed)
Methylphenidate (Ritalin)
White/yellow 5–20 mg tablets; Concerta = long grey/red-brown pills
Ephedrine
White 25–30 mg tablets, powder, or dried herb
Pseudoephedrine HCl
White 30/60 mg tablets; red-hot precursor to meth
4-FA (4-fluoroamphetamine)
White/off-white powder or capsules
Mephedrone (4-MMC)
White/off-white crystals or powder (crystals = '4-MMC crystals')
4-MMC crystals
Translucent/white crystalline shards sold as 'pure mephedrone'
Methylone (bk-MDMA)
White/tan powder, crystals, or pressed 'Molly' pills
Pentedrone
White/tan crystals or powder
MDPV
White/off-white powder or crystals; sold as 'bath salts'/'plant food'
α-PVP (Flakka)
White/pink crystals or powder ('gravel')
α-PHP
White/yellow crystals or powder
3-CMC / 4-CMC (clephedrone/chloromethcathinone)
White/off-white crystals or powder
4-Methylaminorex (4-MAR)
White crystalline powder or small pellets
4′-Fluorococaine
White powder mimicking cocaine
Camfetamine
White/off-white powder or pellets
Ethylphenidate
White crystalline powder
Methiopropamine (MPA)
White/off-white crystals or powder
Troparil (β-CPT, WIN 35,428)
White crystalline powder (research chemical)
Synthacaine
White powder sold as 'legal cocaine' (usually dimethocaine + caffeine + lidocaine blends)
β-PVP (beta-pyrrolidinovalerophenone)
White/yellowish crystals or powder
Phentermine (Adipex-P)
White/blue speckled tablets (37.5 mg) or capsules (Adipex imprint)
Dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine)
Orange/black Spansule capsules (5–15 mg); orange tablets
Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse)
White capsules (20–70 mg) with colored imprint bands
Mephedrone (M-Cat / Meow Meow)
White/off-white powder or crystals; '4-MMC' crystal shards; capsules
Adderall (Study Drug Abuse)
Blue/peach IR tablets, XR capsules; diverted prescriptions and counterfeit 'Adderall' presses
Yaba (Thai Methamphetamine)
Small colorful pills (orange, green, 'WY' logo imprint), smoked or ingested
Captagon (Fenethylline)
Small white pills with two half-moon logos; counterfeit 'captagon' usually just amphetamine + caffeine
Khat (Catha edulis)
Fresh green leaves chewed in sessions; must be fresh — dries out and loses potency
Cacao (Ceremonial Doses)
High-dose ceremonial cacao drinks (30–50g raw paste)
Pure Caffeine Powder
White powder — 1 teaspoon ≈ 28 cups of coffee
Energy Drinks (Youth Heavy Use)
Canned caffeinated beverages + sugar/taurine/B-vitamins; youth daily use
MPDV (Methylenedioxypyrovalerone analog)
White/tan powder — bath-salt cathinone
NEP (N-Ethylpentedrone)
White/yellowish crystals
Hexen (N-Ethylhexedrone)
White/off-white crystals or powder
4-EMC (4-Ethylmethcathinone)
White crystals
4-CMC (Clephedrone)
White crystals/powder
3-FPM (3-Fluorophenmetrazine)
White powder/crystals
2-FMA (2-Fluoromethamphetamine)
White powder
4-FMA (4-Fluoromethamphetamine)
White powder
α-D2PV (Alpha-D2PV)
White/yellowish powder
MDPHP (Monohydroxy derivative pyrovalerone)
White/tan powder — 'monkey dust' component
N-Ethylhexedrone (NEH)
Crystals
PV8 (α-Pyrrolidinoheptaphenone)
White powder
PV9 (α-Pyrrolidinononaphenone)
White powder
TH-PVP (Thienyl pyrovalerone)
White/yellow powder
4-Cl-PVP (Chloro pyrovalerone)
White powder
4-Br-PVP (Bromo pyrovalerone)
White powder
3-MMC (3-Methylmethcathinone)
White/off-white crystals or powder; 'dutch 3mmc' shards
Mexedrone
White crystals/powder
3,4-CTMP (3,4-Dichloromethylphenidate)
White powder/pellets
N-Ethyl-Pentylone (βk-EPDP)
Crystals/powder — sold as 'Molly'
Dipentylone
White/off-white crystals or powder
N-Isopropylbenzylamine (N-Iso)
Clear/white crystals nearly identical to methamphetamine (that's the point)
Levamisole (Cocaine Cut)
White crystalline powder — indistinguishable from cocaine in a bag (that's the point)
Coca Leaf (Traditional)
Green dried leaves chewed with lime/ash; coca tea (mate de coca); bags sold in Andean markets
Tusi ('Pink Cocaine')
Bright pink powder sold in clubs; NOT 2C-B and NOT cocaine — a branded mixture
α-PiHP
White/yellowish crystals
Pyrovalerone (Centroton / Thymergix)
Tablets historically; the molecular template of α-PVP/MPDV/a-PHP
Atomoxetine (Strattera)
10–100 mg capsules
4F-MPH (4-Fluoromethylphenidate)
White crystalline powder/pellets
Propylhexedrine (Benzedrex Inhaler)
Nasal inhaler rods with a soaked cotton inside; users soak/extract the cotton for an oral dose
Numbrino (Cocaine HCl 4% Nasal Solution)
Single-use 4 mL bottles of 4% (40 mg/mL) clear solution, NDC 0527-1961; box labeled 'FOR TOPICAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR INJECTION OR OPHTHALMIC USE'
Crack Cocaine
Small off-white to beige 'rocks' that smoke with a crackling sound — smoked in glass pipes, sometimes with steel wool or brillo
DMAA
White crystalline powder; typical pre-workout dose 25–75 mg
DMHA
White-to-off-white powder in pre-workout and fat-burner products; typical dose 100–200 mg
Bupropion (Wellbutrin / Zyban)
75/100/150/300 mg tablets (immediate and extended release); abused by insufflation or injection of crushed pills
Methcathinone (Cat / Ephedrone)
White/off-white powder or damp paste; home-cooked from ephedrine in Russia/Eastern Europe and South Africa
2-MMC
White crystals or powder sold as 'legal mephedrone'
3-FMA (3-Fluoromethamphetamine)
White powder or pellets from RC vendors
Isopropylphenidate (IPH)
White powder or pressed pellets
Amfepramone (Diethylpropion / Tenuate)
Tablets (25/75 mg) prescribed for weight loss; diverted
Dexmethylphenidate (Focalin)
Tablets and XR capsules; diverted as a study drug
Levo-Methamphetamine (OTC Nasal Inhalers)
Nasal inhaler sticks (50 mg levmetamfetamine) sold in US pharmacies
Naphyrone (NRG-1)
White powder sold as 'NRG-1' legal high around 2010; still resurfaces
2-DPMP (Desoxypipradrol / Ivory Wave)
White powder sold as 'Ivory Wave' bath salts
MDAI
White/tan powder sold as a 'non-neurotoxic MDMA alternative'
Cocaethylene (Cocaine + Alcohol)
Not a product: your liver makes it whenever cocaine and alcohol are used together
Pre-Workout Stimulant Blends
Flavored powders and shots sold in gyms and online
N-Isopropylbutylone
White/off-white crystalline powder; sold as 'crystal' or in capsules
N-Cyclohexylpentylone
White powder or crystals; capsule and powder form
3-Methyl-PHP (3-Me-PHP)
White to off-white powder/crystals; sold as 'PHP' family RC
Heptedrone (HEP)
White crystalline powder; capsules and powder
Phenmetrazine (Preludin)
White powder or replicated 'Preludin' tablets in grey-market listings