What is PCP???????????

Question

I know it's a drug, I heard it mentioned on one of Steve O's DVD's, it made him high for days apparently. But what it is it exactly, I've never really heard of it being used in the UK (I'm in London).

Answer 1

PCP (phencyclidine) is classified as a hallucinogen and has many of the same effects as LSD, but can be much more dangerous. In the 1950's, PCP was investigated as an anesthetic, but due to its severe side effects, its development for human use was discontinued. PCP is known for inducing violent behavior and for inducing negative physical reactions such as seizures, coma, death. There is no way to predict who will have a bad reaction to the drug. Maybe this is because PCP has so many faces--it acts as a hallucinogen, stimulant, depressant, and anesthetic---all at the same time.

Answer 2

Angel dust, they used to call it. I've never heard of it the UK either, thankfully. Information here:

http://leda.lycaeum.org/?ID=149

Answer 3

Phencyclidine is a dissociative drug formerly used as an anaesthetic agent, exhibiting hallucinogenic and neurotics effects. its chemical name is PhenylCyclohexylPiperidine (abbreviated PCP), PCP is listed as a Schedule II drug in the United States under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances.

In chemical structure, PCP is an arylcyclohexylamine derivative, and, in pharmacology. It is a member of the family of dissociative anaesthetics. PCP works primarily as an NMDA (N-methyl d-aspartate) receptor antagonist, which blocks the activity of the NMDA Receptor. Other NMDA receptor antagonists include ketamine, tiletamine, and dextromethorphan. Although the primary psychoactive effects of the drug last only hours, total elimination from the body is prolonged, typically extending over weeks.

Small doses produce a numbness in the extremities and intoxication,characterisedd by staggering, unsteady gait, slurred speech, and bloodshot eyes. Psychological effects include severe changes in body image, loss of ego boundaries, anddepersonalisationn. Visual hallucinations and euphoria are reported infrequently. Recreational doses of the drug can also induce a psychotic state that resembles schizophrenic episodes.