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Phencyclidine (PCP)

Foolers/Myths

Dependence

PCP is Embalming Fluid: PCP is not actually real embalming fluid; however, some people are said to mix the two together.

A Man Cuts Off Face and Feeds It to His Dogs Under the Influence of PCP: This is not a known fact; however, it is possible.

  • No physical dependence
  • Can be addictive
  • Psychological Dependence: Causing craving and drug-seeking behavior

Slang Terms

  • Angel dust
  • Embalming fluid
  • Killer weed
  • Rocket fuel
  • Supergrass

Description/Makeup

Similar Drugs

Duration of Effects

Ways To Ingest

  • Pure Form: White powder that dissolves in water
  • Street Form: Tan/brown and powdery/gummy; sold in foil, powder/liquid
  • Applied to leafy material like oregano, parsley, mint, marijuana! And then smoked.
  • Made in secret laboratories.
  • Classification: Hallucinogenic
  • Gradual decline of major effects over 4-6 hours
  • Return to "normal" in 24 hours
  • Could cause psychotic reactions lasting up to a month
  • Smoke it
  • Inject it
  • Snort it
  • Orally take it
  • Put it in eye drops
  • Mescaline
  • Peyote

Medicinal Use

  • No longer used legally
  • Originally used for human anesthetic
  • Later used strictly on animals

Effects

Psychological

  • Feeling of detachment, distance, and estrangement
  • Auditory hallucinations
  • Paranoia, anxiety
  • Psychosis
  • Schizophrenic behaviors

Physiological

  • Low Dose: Shallow breathing, flushing, profuse sweating. numbness, poor muscle coordination
  • High Dose: Seizures, coma, death, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, flicking of eyes, drooling, loss of balance, dizziness
  • Long Term: memory loss, depression, mood disorders; also can disturb hormones in adolescents that control growth and learning
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