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PCP
-Full name is Phencyclidine -developed in the 1950s -It was first used as an intravenous anesthetic in medicine -It is no longer used today in medicine -Known on the street as Angel dust, ozone, wack, rocket fuel -PCP is a dissociative drug -Distorts perceptions of sight and sound and produces feelings of detachment. -Can be sold as tablets, capsules, or white or colored powder. -It can be snorted, smoked, or eaten.. -Some effects include: delusions, hallucinations, disordered thinking, extreme anxiety -In 2008, nearly 100,000 americans aged twelve and older have admitted to having used PCP at least once that year. - In 2008, 1.1% of 12th graders abused PCP at least once in that year. -It has a distinctive bitter chemical taste. -PCP is often applied to a leafy material such as mint, parsley, oregano, tobacco or marijuana. when smoked. -using PCP often leads to psychological dependence, craving, and compulsive PCP-seeking behavior.(addiction)
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