The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has published a poster with all the emojis used by drug dealers as codes in order to communicate with customers or other drug dealers since many of the conversations happen on social media or on illegal e-commerce platforms. The emojis represented are the common examples found by DEA investigations. Drug dealers use emojis as a code for illegal or fake prescription drugs like Xanax®, Adderall®, and Oxycodone, or abuse drugs like cocaine, heroin, meth, MDMA, and many others. The reference guide may be useful for parents, caregivers, healthcare workers, and other influencers.
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The complete list can be found on dea.gov/onepill
https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2021-12/Emoji%20Decoded.pdf
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