PCP – Phencyclidine
Phencyclidine is a psychedelic psychoactive substance. In past PCP was used before surgery for anesthesia. Street PCP is available as black powder, liquid, tablets and capsules. Sometimes it occurs as marijuana with PCP adsorbed into leafs (supergrass). Other leafs – mint, ginger, oregano – are also used to provide PCP. Effects of use are various and depend on many factors, e.g. dose and expectations.
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Trade
Trade & street names | phencyclidine, phenylcyclohexylpiperidine, PCP angel dust, wet, hog, loveboat, fry, amp, supergrass (mixture with marijuana) |
Products | no commercial products (illegal substance) |
Medical info
Class | hallucinogens |
Medical use | no medical use |
Routes | oral, smoked, snorted, injected |
Effects of use | evaluated heart rate, illusions and hallucinations, altered perception of time and distance, delusional ideas, delirium |
Effects of overdose | unable to direct movement, feel pain, or remember |
Withdrawal effects | ? |
Onset | 1 minute (injected, smoked), 20-40 minutes (oral) |
Duration of action | 1-12 hours or higher |
Chemistry
Chemical name | 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)piperidine |
Chemical formula | C17H25N |
Molecular mass | 243.39 g/mol |
