PCP

By any name, phencyclidine (PCP) is the most dangerous drug to hit the streets since LSD became widely available a decade ago - Time magazine, 1977

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Phencyclidine (Angel Dust): More Than Just A Recreational Agent


“My soul left my body and flew in space, sometimes at speed higher than a rocket and other times at snail’s speed. Sounds were seen and colors were heard with great brilliance and intensity. I felt very strange and got into a panic. Everything looked incredibly beautiful or horrible. I laughed and wept and was elated and depressed. Although the experience ceased after sometime, I had unpredictable flashbacks of such a fantasy for many months”.

Phencyclidine (PCP) is basically an agent of its own type. It is unique in a way that it can produce anesthetic, stimulant, depressant, and hallucinogenic effects [1] at the same time. The best I can explain is that it produces…

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  Phencyclidine (Angel Dust): More Than Just A Recreational Agent

Phencyclidine (PCP) is basically an agent of its own type. It is unique in a way that it can produce anesthetic, stimulant, depressant, and hallucinogenic effects [1] at the same time. The best I can explain is that it produces different effects at different concentrations which would be elaborated later. Despite the fact that PCP is officially banned, it is illegally used on streets solely for recreational purpose.

ChemEurope.com

The term "embalming fluid" is often used to refer to the liquid PCP in which a cigarette or joint is dipped (a "sherm" or "dippy"), to be ingested through smoking. Smoking PCP is known as "getting wet." There is much confusion over the practice of dipping cigarettes in "embalming fluid" leading some to think that real embalming fluid may actually be used. This is a misconception that may cause serious health consequences beyond those of consuming PCP. In its powder form, PCP can be insufflated.

Frank

An anaesthetic that can stop people feeling pain, but also cause hallucinations

Just Think Twice

Dissociative drug, induces distortion of sight and sound and produces feelings of detachment.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

First introduced as a street drug in the 1960s, PCP quickly gained a reputation as a drug that could cause bad reactions and was not worth the risk.

Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

PCP can be snorted, smoked, injected or swallowed. It is most commonly sold as a powder or liquid and is applied to a leafy material such as mint, parsley, oregano, tobacco, or marijuana when used for smoking.

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

PCP is sometimes considered an hallucinogen because it has some of the same effects. However, it does not fit easily into any one drug category because it also can relieve pain or act as a stimulant.

Drugs.com

Common or street names: Angel dust, boat, hog, love boat, wack, ozone, PeaCe pill, dust, embalming fluid, rocket fuel. Supergrass, superweed, whacko tobacco, and killer joints refer to PCP combined with marijuana.

Neuroscience for Kids

PCP can be eaten, snorted, injected or smoked. Depending on how a person takes the drug, the effects are felt within a few minutes (2-5 minutes when smoked) to an hour.

The Vaults of Erowid

PCP is a powerful psychedelic known for its dissociative effects at higher doses. It is best known for stories of the strange and sometimes violent behavior of people under its influence.

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