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PCP (smoked, injected, snorted, taken orally): PCP is generally produced in clandestine laboratories in the United States. It was originally used as a veterinary anesthetic and is illegally produced for human consumption in powder, capsules and liquid form, and is frequently sprinkled on parsley, mint, oregano or marijuana and smoked.

PCP use often causes a user to feel detached, distant and estranged from his surroundings. Numbness, slurred speech, and loss of coordination can be accompanied by a sense of strength and invulnerability. Auditory hallucinations and severe mood disorders can occur. In some users, acute anxiety, paranoia and hostility, and psychosis can occur.

 

Get the facts! Effects

Unable to direct movement, feel pain, or remember.

Overdose Effects

Overdose effects include; suicidal and hostile behavior, coma, convulsions, and possible death from respiratory arrest

Schedule II

Was used in 1950's as intravenous anesthetic and discontinued for human use in 1965.

Street Names

PCP, Angel Dust, Killer Weed, Supergrass, Embalming Fluid

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