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PhencyclidinePhencyclidine is an addictive drug sold illegally on the street.
Chemical Formula:
C17H25N
Other names:
Layman's explanation:
Phencyclidine commonly known as PCP is white, crystalline powder or colorless crystals, soluble in water and alcohol. It was used in medication as intravenous anesthetic but was discontinued because patients often show severe side effects. For example, they became agitated, delusional and irrational while recovering from its anesthetic effects. Nowadays, PCP is illegally manufactured and sold as a street drug under names such as angel dust, ozone, wack and rocket fuel. At low to moderate doses, this drug causes a slight increase in breathing rate and a pronounced rise in blood pressure and pulse rate. At high doses, the blood pressure, pulse rate and respiration drop. In addition, high doses of PCP can cause symptoms similar to that of schizophrenia, such as delusions, hallucinations, paranoia, disordered thinking, a sensation of distance from one's environment, and catatonia. This is because PCP acts as a hallucinogen, stimulant, depressant, and anesthetic, all at the same time. After long time of use, users reported memory loss, difficulties with speech and thinking, depression, mood disorders and weight loss.
Keywords:
addictive,
angel dust,
hallucinogen
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