Opp Police Chief Mike McDonald believes in being proactive.

He utilizes the Opp Police Department Facebook to get the word out on arrests, pertinent information and anything else he feels needs to be shared with the local public.

This week he shared information that parents should know when monitoring their children’s text messages. They are codes for drug activity.

• 99 – parents gone;
• 420 – marijuana;
• 710 – marijuana oil;
• 1174 – party meeting place;
• ac/dc- codeine cough syrup;
• antifreeze –Heroin;
• Bicycle handle bars – Xanax;
• Blue Bell ice cream – Methamphetamine;
• Blue Boogers – snorting Adderall and Ritalin;
• Bubble Gum – Synthetic marijuana;
• Chiva – Cocaine;
• CID – LSD/Acid;
• Dabbing – smoking marijuana exact/concentrates;
• Dexing – Abusing cough syrup;
• DOC – Drug of Choice?
• Dody – Marijuana;
• Droski – Hydroponic marijuana;
• Fruit Candy Flavors – Synthetic marijuana;
• Fuzzy Lady – Marijuana;
• Georgia Home Boy – GHB;
• Grenudas – Marijuana;
• Ice Cream – Methamphetamine;
• Jungle Juice – Synthetic marijuana;
• Kibbles and bits – ADHA medicine;
• Killa – High-quality marijuana;
• Lean – codeine cough syrup;
• Mollies – Esctasy;
• Molly – Esctasy;
• Norcos – Hydrocodone;
• Paloma – Marijuana;
• Oil – Codeine-based cough syrup;
• Oil – Hash oil, shatter, marijuana oil;
• Orange puzzle – synthetic marijuana;
• Piezas or pieces – heroin;
• Product – narcotics;
• Reggie – marijuana;
• Soft – Cocaine;
• Triple C – Coricidin HBP Cough and Cold;
• Tootsie Rolls – Heroin;
• Trees – Marijuana;
• Ventanas or Windows – Crystal meth;
• Viejas or old – drugs;
• Video – sample;
• Wock – codeine-based cough syrup

McDonald said that they have seen some similarities to these in the past investigations.

“It’s good to know who your children are talking to,” he said. “There are a lot of bad things that can happen, especially with the ability to communicate by cell phone and computer. It seems like most every young person and child has a cell phone these days.”

McDonald said that they know that people use the code.

“We are trying to prevent something bad from happening by getting the word out,” he said. “I’d rather be proactive than reactive.”

We don’t want a disaster to happen. The parents can do with this information what they want, but the way things are today, we are trying to give parents any kind of heads-up we can.”