Appendix E
Guide to Pronunciations for Tobacco Products, Alcohol & Drugs

in SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health

Brands of Tobacco:
Antonio y Cleopatra	an–toe–nee–o ee clee–o–pah–tra
Capri	ca–pree
Casa Silva	kah–sah sil–vah
Copenhagen	kope–en–hay–gun
Cuesta–Rey	kwes–ta ray
Doral	door–al
El Producto	ell pro–duck–to
Garcia y Vega	gar–see–ah ee vay–gah
Havatampa	hav–ah–tam–pah
La Corona	la kah–rone–ah
Macanudos	mack–a–noo–doze
Partagas	par–tay–gahs
Rigoletto	rig–o–let–o
Tijuana Smalls	tee–ya–wan–ah smalls
Viceroy	vice–a–roy
Alcoholic Beverages:
Cassis	kah–sees
Cognac	kon–yak
Creme de menthe	krem–duh–menth
Drambuie	dram–boo–ee
Grand Marnier	grand marn–nee–ay
Kahlua	kah–loo–ah
Lager	lah–gur
Liqueurs	li–koors
Muscadine	mus–ka–dine
Schnapps	shnops
Scuppernong	skupp–er–nong
Vermouth	ver–mooth
Illicit Drugs:
Hallucinogen	ha–loo–sin–oh–jin
Hashish	hash–eesh
Heroin	hair–roh–in
Marijuana	mare–ah–wan–ah
Mescaline	mess–ka–lin
Peyote	pay–yo–tee
Phencyclidine	fen–sigh–kluh–deen
Psilocybin	sill–oh–sigh–bin
Inhalants:
Aerosol spray	air–uh–sol spray
Amyl Nitrite	am–mill nigh–trite
Anesthetic	an–ness–thet–ick
Ether	ee–thur
Halothane	hal–oh–thane
Inhalant	in–hay–lunt
Lacquer thinner	lack–er thin–ner
Nitrous oxide	nigh–truss ock–side
Toluene	tall–yoo–een
Whippets	whip–ets
Prescription Pain Relievers:
Analgesic	an–nul–jee–zick
Darvocet–N	dar–voh–set–n
Darvon	dar–von
Demerol	dem–er–all
Dilaudid	dye–law–did
Fioricet	fee–or–i–set
Fiorinal	fee–or–i–nall
Hydrocodone	high–dro–koh–done
Lorcet	lore–set
Lortab	lore–tab
Methadone	meth–uh–done
Morphine	more–feen
Opiates	oh–pee–yuts
OxyContin	ock–see–con–tin
Percocet	per–koh–set
Percodan	per–koh–dan
Phenaphen with Codeine	fen–a–fen with koh–deen
Propoxyphene	pro–pocks–i–feen
Stadol	stay–doll
Talacen	tal–uh–sin
Talwin	tall–win
Talwin NX	tall–win–n–x
Tramadol	tram–uh–doll
Tylenol with Codeine	tie–luh–nall with koh–deen
Tylox	tie–locks
Ultram	ul–trum
Vicodin	vigh–kuh–din
Prescription Tranquilizers:
Alprazolam	al–pra–zoe–lam
Atarax	at–uh–racks
Ativan	at–uh–van
BuSpar	byoo–spar
Clonazepam	kluh–na–zuh–pam
Diazepam	die–az–uh–pam
Equanil	eh–kwuh–nill
Flexeril	fleck–suh–rill
Klonopin	klaw–nuh–pin
Librium	lib–ree–um
Limbitrol	lim–bi–trall
Lorazepam	luh–raz–uh–pam
Meprobamate	meh–pro–bam–ate
Rohypnol	roh–hip–nall
Serax	seer–racks
Soma	so–muh
Tranquilizer	trang–kwuh–lie–zer
Tranxene	tran–zeen
Valium	val–ee–um
Vistaril	vis–tah–rill
Xanax	zan–acks
Prescription Stimulants:
Amphetamines	am–fet–uh–meens
Benzedrine	ben–zah–dreen
Biphetamine	bye–fet–uh–meen
Cylert	sigh–lert
Desoxyn	deh–zocks–in
Dexamyl	decks–uh–mill
Dexedrine	decks–uh–dreen
Dextroamphetamine	decks–tro–am–fet–uh–meen
Didrex	die–drecks
Eskatrol	ess–kah–troll
Fastin	fass–tin
Ionamin	eye–own–uh–min
Mazanor	maz–uh–nor
Methamphetamine	meth–am–fet–uh–meen
Methedrine	meth–uh–dreen
Methylphenidate	meth–ill–fen–i–date
Obedrin – L.A.	o–bed–rin – L.A.
Phentermine	fen–ter–meen
Plegine	pleh–zjeen
Preludin	pray–loo–din
Ritalin	rit–uh–lin
Sanorex	san–uh–recks
Stimulant	stim–yoo–lunt
Tenuate	ten–you–ate
Prescription Sedatives:
Amytal	am–ih–tall
Barbiturates	bar–bit–chyoo–ruts or bar–bi–choo–its
Butalbital	byoo–tal–bi–tall
Butisol	byoo–ti–zall
Chloral Hydrate	klor–al high–drate
Dalmane	doll–main
Halcion	hal–see–on
Methaqualone	meth–ack–wuh–lone
Nembutal Sodium	nem–byoo–tall–so–dee–um
Pentobarbital	pen–toe–bar–bi–tall
Phenobarbital	fee–noh–bar–bi–tall
Placidyl	pla–si–dill
Quaalude	kway–lood
Restoril	res–toh–rill
Secobarbital	seh–koh–bar–bi–tall
Seconal	seh–kuh–nall
Sedative	seh–duh–tiv
Sopor	so–pore
Temazepam	tuh–maz–i–pam
Tuinal	two–in–all
Other Words:
CHAMPUS	champ–us
CHAMPVA	champ–vuh or champ–V.A.

Aerosol spray	air–uh–sol spray
Alprazolam	al–pra–zoe–lam
Amphetamines	am–fet–uh–meens
Amyl Nitrite	am–mill nigh–trite
Amytal	am–ih–tall
Analgesic	an–nul–jee–zick
Anesthetic	an–ness–thet–ick
Antonio y Cleopatra	an–toe–nee–o ee clee–o–pah–tra
Atarax	at–uh–racks
Ativan	at–uh–van
Barbiturates	bar–bit–chyoo–ruts or bar–bi–choo–its
Benzedrine	ben–zah–dreen
Biphetamine	bye–fet–uh–meen
BuSpar	byoo–spar
Butalbital	byoo–tal–bi–tall
Butisol	byoo–ti–zall
Capri	ca–pree
Casa Silva	kah–sah sil–vah
Cassis	kah–sees
CHAMPUS	champ–us
CHAMPVA	champ–vuh or champ–V.A.
Chloral Hydrate	klor–al high–drate
Clonazepam	kluh–na–zuh–pam
Cognac	kon–yak
Copenhagen	kope–en–hay–gun
Creme de menthe	krem–duh–menth
Cuesta–Rey	kwes–ta ray
Cylert	sigh–lert
Dalmane	doll–main
Darvocet–N	dar–voh–set–n
Darvon	dar–von
Demerol	dem–er–all
Desoxyn	deh–zocks–in
Dexamyl	decks–uh–mill
Dexedrine	decks–uh–dreen
Dextroamphetamine	decks–tro–am–fet–uh–meen
Diazepam	die–az–uh–pam
Didrex	die–drecks
Dilaudid	dye–law–did
Doral	door–al
Drambuie	dram–boo–ee
El Producto	ell pro–duck–to
Equanil	eh–kwuh–nill
Eskatrol	ess–kah–troll
Ether	ee–thur
Fastin	fass–tin
Fioricet	fee–or–i–set
Fiorinal	fee–or–i–nall
Flexeril	fleck–suh–rill
Garcia y Vega	gar–see–ah ee vay–gah
Grand Marnier	grand marn–nee–ay
Halcion	hal–see–on
Hallucinogen	ha–loo–sin–oh–jin
Halothane	hal–oh–thane
Hashish	hash–eesh
Havatampa	hav–ah–tam–pah
Heroin	hair–roh–in
Hydrocodone	high–dro–koh–done
Inhalant	in–hay–lunt
Ionamin	eye–own–uh–min
Kahlua	kah–loo–ah
Klonopin	klaw–nuh–pin
La Corona	la kah–rone–ah
Lacquer thinner	lack–er thin–ner
Lager	lah–gur
Librium	lib–ree–um
Limbitrol	lim–bi–trall
Liqueurs	li–koors
Lorazepam	luh–raz–uh–pam
Lorcet	lore–set
Lortab	lore–tab
Macanudos	mack–a–noo–doze
Marijuana	mare–ah–wan–ah
Mazanor	maz–uh–nor
Meprobamate	meh–pro–bam–ate
Mescaline	mess–ka–lin
Methadone	meth–uh–done
Methamphetamine	meth–am–fet–uh–meen
Methaqualone	meth–ack–wuh–lone
Methedrine	meth–uh–dreen
Methylphenidate	meth–ill–fen–i–date
Morphine	more–feen
Muscadine	mus–ka–dine
Nembutal Sodium	nem–byoo–tall–so–dee–um
Nitrous oxide	nigh–truss ock–side
Obedrin – L.A.	o–bed–rin – L.A.
Opiates	oh–pee–yuts
OxyContin	ock–see–con–tin
Partagas	par–tay–gahs
Pentobarbital	pen–toe–bar–bi–tall
Percocet	per–koh–set
Percodan	per–koh–dan
Peyote	pay–yo–tee
Phenaphen with Codeine	fen–a–fen with koh–deen
Phencyclidine	fen–sigh–kluh–deen
Phenobarbital	fee–noh–bar–bi–tall
Phentermine	fen–ter–meen
Placidyl	pla–si–dill
Plegine	pleh–zjeen
Preludin	pray–loo–din
Propoxyphene	pro–pocks–i–feen
Psilocybin	sill–oh–sigh–bin
Quaalude	kway–lood
Restoril	res–toh–rill
Rigoletto	rig–o–let–o
Ritalin	rit–uh–lin
Rohypnol	roh–hip–nall
Sanorex	san–uh–recks
Schnapps	shnops
Scuppernong	skupp–er–nong
Secobarbital	seh–koh–bar–bi–tall
Seconal	seh–kuh–nall
Sedative	seh–duh–tiv
Serax	seer–racks
Soma	so–muh
Sopor	so–pore
Stadol	stay–doll
Stimulant	stim–yoo–lunt
Talacen	tal–uh–sin
Talwin	tall–win
Talwin NX	tall–win–n–x
Temazepam	tuh–maz–i–pam
Tenuate	ten–you–ate
Tijuana Smalls	tee–ya–wan–ah smalls
Toluene	tall–yoo–een
Tramadol	tram–uh–doll
Tranquilizer	trang–kwuh–lie–zer
Tranxene	tran–zeen
Tuinal	two–in–all
Tylenol with Codeine	tie–luh–nall with koh–deen
Tylox	tie–locks
Ultram	ul–trum
Valium	val–ee–um
Vermouth	ver–mooth
Viceroy	vice–a–roy
Vicodin	vigh–kuh–din
Vistaril	vis–tah–rill
Whippets	whip–ets
Xanax	zan–acks

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