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According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, more than 122,000 individuals ages 12 and above abused PCP in the year 2009.
Because this drug comes in so many forms, it can be injected, snorted, smoked, or taken in pill form. It is possible to overdose on PCP regardless of which method of use you choose.
These effects occur at early stages of overdose.
Psychosis
Confusion
Excessive sweating
Severe abdominal pain
Chest pain
Heart problems
Sleepiness
Rapid or shallow breathing
Anxeity
At high doses, PCP can cause hallucinations as well as seizures, comas, and death. Other effects that can occur at high doses are nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, flicking up and down of the eyes, drooling, loss of balance, and dizziness.
Many PCP users are brought to emergency rooms because of PCP’s unpleasant psychological effects or because of overdoses. In a hospital or detention setting, they often become violent or suicidal, and are very dangerous to themselves and to others. They should be kept in a calm setting and should not be left alone.
Veterinarians use PCP on animals. It acts as a tranquilizer in dogs, cats, horses and other animals.
PCP is addictive, its repeated use often leads to psychological dependence, craving and compulsive PCP-seeking behavior.
People who use PCP for long periods report memory loss, difficulties with speech, thinking, depression, and weight loss. These symptoms can last up to a year. Mood disorders also have been reported.
A person convicted in federal court of a first offense of possession of 100 to 999 grams of PCP may face five to 40 years in prison, a fine of $2 million, or both.
Where the crime resulted in an individual’s death or serious injury, the punishment is increased to 20 years to life in prison.
PCP's real name is "Phencyclidine." It's mostly referred to as "Special K". Some street names are:
Angel dust
supergrass
Love boat
Boat
Zoom
Shermans
Whack
PCP is a dissociative drug. It was brought to the market in the 1950s as an anesthetic pharmaceutical drug but was taken off in 1965.
Likewise ketamine was discovered by Parke-Davis researchers as a better-tolerated derivative to use as an anesthetic pharmaceutical drug.