By: Erika Genoch, Sara Wiederholt, and Jenny Brudwick
Period: 6
What is PCP?
•Developed in 1950’s as an intravenous anesthetic but
was discontinued
•Made from 11 different chemicals
•White crystalline powder
•Ranges from a light to darker brown with a powdery
to a gummy mass consistency("PCP," 2000).
•Dissolves in water and alcohol
•Bitter chemical taste
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Over 7 million users in the U.S.
Sold under 70-80 different names
Tablets, capsules, liquids, and colored powders
Can take orally, snorted, smoked, and injected ("PCP,"
2014).
Common dose is 5-10mg("Phencyclidine (PCP)," n.d.).
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Hallucinations and paranoia
Difficulty with speech and memory
Depth perception is distorted
Chronic use can result in violence
Suicidal and homicidal behavior("So Much for
Cocaine," 2014).
Can result in a seizure, coma, or death
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Indigenous tribes in South American have used
it for rituals and ceremonies
Body produces small amounts in times of
extreme stress
Nicknames- Fantasia & Businessman's trip
Non-addictive
Can create tolerance to it
Effects can be unpredictable
Most illegal drug
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Gives the user a “trip”
Taken commonly from blades of grass
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Human brains rarely and animal brains which is
uncommon
Generally made into small crystals for smoking
Taken by- injection, sniffing, & smoked
No other side effects
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Most horrifying experience
Can cause flashbacks
Trip lasts 10 minutes to an hour
Many users see almost the same things
Mechanical dwarves
 Reptilian green creatures
 Giant bug-like monsters
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 Clear or white, odorless water-soluble material with
a slightly bitter taste
 Synthetic substance
 Tablets known as microdots and thin squares known
as window panes
 Most potent of all hallucinogens
 Initially produced in crystalline form
 Sold on streets as tablets, capsules, or liquid
 A tolerance is quickly developed but short lived
 An average dose, 100-300 micrograms produces an
experiential state
 Effects thought to be prominent in two regions of
the brain: cerebral cortex and locus coeruleus
 No evidence of withdrawal
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
 Gives a person a high or a “trip”
 Lasts about twelve hours and is felt within 30 to 90
minutes after taken
 Physiological effects: raised blood pressure and heart
rate, dizziness, loss of appetite, dry mouth, sweating
and tremors
 Emotions: rapidly switch from fear to euphoria
 Sense may cross- Synesthesia: feeling of hearing colors
and seeing sounds
 Distortions of time is common
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So much for cocaine and lsd—angel dust is america's most dangerous new drug.
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