Is Your Teen in Trouble? Your Guide to Their Code Words

This generation of teens communicates differently from any others as smartphone technology has outpaced the normal evolution of day-and-age vernacular. As a result, adolescents use abbreviations and emojis to convey their thoughts while parents and society scramble to catch up.

What Are They Saying? Your Guide to Teen Slang

However, within these bite-size “codes” could be volumes of meaning, some delineating at risk behavior, some foreboding suicide.  These codes many times come from the letters that correspond to the key pad on a phone.  So here’s a guide to some of the unfamiliar terminology the young ‘uns are using:

 

Sex/Love

• NIFOC – nude in front of computer
• CU46 – see you for sex
• 8 – “ate” used in discussions on oral sex
• 831 – I love you – “eight letters, three words, one you/meaning”
• 143 – I love you (denotes letters on keypads, or #’s of letters in each word (love has 4 letters)
• 2N8, 2NTE – tonight
• 4AO – four adults only
• 2B@ – to be at
• 4EAE – for ever and ever
• 53X – sex
• 775 – kiss me
• ?^ – hook up?
• BAE – before anyone else
• IWSN – I want sex now
• ITX – intense text sex
• NP4NP – naked pic for naked pic
• 1174 – strip club

 

Unhappy/Angry

 

• < 3 – broken heart or heart
• 182 – I hate you (1 stands for “I”, 8 stands for “hate”, 2 stands for “you”)
• 2G2BT – Too good to be true
• 2M2H – Too much to handle
• Blarg, Blargh – similar to “darn” but deeper
• Butthurt – receiving a personal insult
• Salty – being bitter about something or someone
• Watered – feeling sad, hurt
• Wrecked – messed up
• 4FS – For F***’s Sake
• Poof – disappearing
• ::poof:: – I’m gone
• Ghost – disappear
• 555555 – sobbing, crying one’s eyes out
• ADIH – another day in Hell
• KMN – kill me now
• VSF – very sad face
• KMS – kill myself
• KYS – kill yourself
• 187 – homicide

 

Drugs/Risky Behavior (to be revisited more in depth)

• 420 – marijuana
• 420 – let’s get high
• A/S/L/P – age/sex/location/picture
• A3 – anytime, anyplace, anywhere
• LMIRL – lets meet in real life
• WYRN – what is your real name?
• Chrismas tree – marijuana
• Catnip – marijuana
• Gold – drugs
• Gummy Bears – drugs
• Blues/Bananas – narcotics
• Bars – benzodiazepines
• Smarties/Skittles – Adderall/Ritalin
• Ski Equipment/Yayo– cocaine
• Cola – cocaine
• Candy/Chocolate Chips/Sweets/Smarties/E – ecstasy
• Crystal Skull/Wizard – synthetic marijuana
• Hazel – heroin
• Gat – gun/firearm
• Lit – getting high/drunk
• Smash(ed) – getting drunk, stoned, or having sex

 

Parents nearby

• 9 – parent is watching
• 99 – parent is not watching anymore
• P911 – parent alert (parent 911)
• PAL – parents are listening
• PAW – parents are watching
• POS – parents over shoulder
• AITR – adult in the room
• CD9 – code 9 – parents in the room
• KPC – keep parents clueless
• RU/18 – are you over 18

 

And the above is just a small sample of some of the terms used these days.  This list continues to grow by the day so parents need to always be aware.  Kids want to KPC and avoid POS so be ready for the next group of codes being created as we speak……

 

 

 

Daliah Wachs, MD, FAAFP is a nationally syndicated radio personality on GCN Network, KDWN, and iHeart Radio.

 

“Drugged Driving” Causes Nearly HALF of all Fatal Crashes

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We commonly think of DUI’s, or Driving Under the Influence, a result of drinking alcohol and driving while intoxicated.  However what many people fail to realize is drugs, including prescriptions, could decrease your ability to drive safely, hence putting you at risk for a DUI when alcohol wasn’t even ingested.

A report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility found that more fatal crashes were the result of drug use as opposed to alcohol use.

These findings showed that although alcohol was involved in 38% of fatal crashes, prescriptions and illegal drugs were responsible for 44% of driver- related deaths (similar to last year’s findings of 37% and 43% respectively).

Looking deeper they found 58 % of drug related fatal car crashes were the result of marijuana, opioids or both being on board.

According to their report, entitled, Drug-Impaired Driving: Marijuana and Opioids Raise Critical Issues for States, “44% of fatally-injured drivers with known results tested positive for drugs, up from 28% just 10 years prior.”

Opioid overdose is currently responsible for 115 deaths per day.  And as marijuana becomes legalized throughout the country, more people run the risk of being on a combination of the two, which can be deadly if they get behind the wheel.

“Drugged driving” manifests in less reaction time, poor coordination, memory loss, and distortion of one’s reality or surroundings.

Now what about prescription drugs?  California Vehicle Code 23152(e) states, “It is unlawful for a person who is under the influence of any drug to drive a vehicle.”

So what prescription drugs could impair one’s driving?

The obvious ones include the following:

Narcotics such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine, codeine…to name a few

Muscle relaxants such as carisprodol, cyclobenzaprine, methocarbamol……

Sleep aids such as zolpidem, eszopiclone….

Anti-anxiety medications such as diazepam, lorazepam, alprazolam, clonazepam…..

However surprisingly, these next groups of medications can also cause sedation:

Cholesterol medications such as statins:  lovastatin, atorvastatin, etc. may cause fatigue and recent studies have found them to cause “excessive tiredness”.

Stomach acid suppressants such as proton pump inhibitors:  omeprazole, lansoprazole have been reported to cause vitamin deficiencies such as B12 and magnesium which in turn can cause fatigue.

Antibiotics that treat many common infections:  Amoxicillin, azithromycin, ciprofloxacin have been known to cause fatigue.

Diuretics for blood pressure and water retention:  hydrochlorothiazide, furosemide cause potassium loss in the urine which may contribute to fatigue

Antihistamines:  anti-allergy medications such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl) are very sedating, which is why they are used in some over the counter sleep aids.  There are some reports that the younger generation of medications such as Zyrtec can cause drowsiness as well.

Blood pressure medications:  these can include the ACE inhibitors such as captopril, enalapril;  calcium channel blockers such as amlodipine; beta blockers such as metoprolol as well as the diuretic family mentioned previously.

Antidepressants: many antidepressants additionally help with anxiety through their sedating effects such as trazadone, paroxitine, and escitalopram to name a few.

Mood stabilizers, anti-seizure medications, and antipsychotics can cause fatigue as well.

Despite the rarity of these types of cases, the potential is still there for one to not only receive a DUI but injure himself or others if the prescription makes him less alert, i.e. decreases his “sobriety”.  Discuss with your medical provider if you feel drowsy after you take your medication and if there are less sedating options.

 

Daliah Wachs, MD, FAAFP is a nationally syndicated radio personality on GCN Network, iHeart Radio, KDWN and Board Certified Family Physician