Phencyclidine

Phencyclidine anaa phenylcyclohexyl piperidine (PCP), dem sanso know insyd ein use as a street drug as angel dust among oda names, be a dissociative anesthetic dem mainly used recreationally for ein significant mind-altering effects. PCP fi cause hallucinations, distorted perceptions of sounds, den psychotic behavior. As a recreational drug, e be typically smoked, buh dem fi take am by mouth, snorted, anaa injected. E sanso fi be mixed plus cannabis anaa tobacco.

Adverse effects fi include paranoia, addiction, den an increased risk of suicide, as well as seizures den coma in cases of overdose. Flashbacks fi occur despite stopping usage. Chemically, PCP be a member of de arylcyclohexylamine class. PCP dey work primarily as an NMDA receptor antagonist.

PCP most commonly be used insyd de US. While na usage peak insyd de US insyd de 1970s, between 2005 den 2011, na an increase in visits to emergency departments as a result of de drug occur. As of 2022, insyd de US, na about 0.7% of 12th-grade students report dem dey use PCP insyd de prior year, while na 1.7% of people insyd de US over age 25 report dem use am at sam point insyd dema lives.

 References 

 External links 

 Erowid.org – PCP Information
 National Institute of Drug Abuse InfoFacts: PCP (Phencyclidine) 
 Drugs and Human Performance Fact Sheets on Phencyclidine
 Phencyclidine and Ketamine: A View From the Street-1981 article on the use and effects of PCP 


Category:Arylcyclohexylamines
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