Phencyclidine - PCP

PCP, or phencyclidine, is a dissociative anesthetic that was developed in the 1950s as a surgical anesthetic. Its sedative and anesthetic effects are trance-like, and patients experience a feeling of being "out of body" and detached from their environment. It is often laced on other drugs such as marijuana and cocaine.

Street names:

• Angel Dust
• Enbalming Fluid
• Killer Weed
• Rocket Fuel
• Space Grass
  

What PCP looks like:

PCP is a white crystalline powder that is readily soluble in water or alcohol. It has a distinctive bitter chemical taste. PCP turns up in a variety of tablets, capsules, and
colored powders.

Methods of use:

• Eaten
• Smoked
• Snorted
  

Short term effects:

• Shallow breathing
• Flushing
• Profuse sweating
• Numbness of the extremeties
• Poor muscular coordination
• Hallucinations
• Seizures
• Coma
• Death
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Blurred vision
• Drooling
• Loss of balance
• Dizziness
• Paranoia
• Delusions
• Disordered thinking
• Catatonia

Long term effects:

• Psychological dependence
• Drug craving
• Memory loss
• Difficulty with speech and thinking
• Depression
• Weight loss
• Mood disorder