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PCP Powder, Liquid,
and Laced on
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| Synonyms:
Phencyclidine |
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| Drug Class:
CNS
Depressant, General
Anesthetic, Hallucinogen |
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| Trade
Names: Sernyl, Sernylan |
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| Street
Names: Angels Dust, Hog, Horse Tranquilizer, Ozone,
Rocket Fuel |
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| Description: PCP, commonly known as angel dust,
is usually classified as a hallucinogen. However, it also has the
effects of a stimulant, an anesthetic, or a narcotic pain-killer,
depending on how much is taken. PCP has powerful and unpredictable
hallucinogenic properties. As a result, individual PCP episodes can
vary greatly. Many PCP users are brought to emergency rooms because
of its unpleasant psychological effects or because of overdose.
Continued PCP use can lead to psychological dependence, as well as
tolerance. |
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| PCP was developed in the
1950s as an intravenous anesthetic. Use of PCP in humans was
discontinued in 1965, because it was found that patients often
became agitated, delusional, and irrational while recovering from
its anesthetic effects. PCP is still used as a veterinary
tranquilizer and is also illegally manufactured in laboratories. PCP
is a white crystalline powder that is readily soluble in water or
alcohol. It has a distinctive bitter chemical taste. It can be mixed
easily with dyes and turns up on the illicit drug market in a
variety of tablets, capsules, colored powders, and liquids. It
is sometimes sold to unsuspecting users as LSD, mescaline, or other
hallucinogens. PCP is typically taken by the oral ingestion of
tablets or capsules containing the powdered form. It is also
commonly sniffed or smoked in combination with marijuana or
tobacco. |
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| Excretion:
In the 24-hour urine, 4% to 19% of a PCP dose is excreted as
unchanged PCP and 25% to 30% as conjugated metabolites. PCP urine
concentrations in ambulatory users were most frequently between 40
ng/ml and 3,400 ng/ml. |
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