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Article: Phencyclidine and related disorders
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- Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
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Phencyclidine and related disorders
Definition
Phencyclidine (PCP) is a street drug known as "angel dust" that causes physiological changes to the nervous and circulatory system, disturbances in thinking and behavior, and can cause
hallucinations
, psychotic disorder, mood disorder, and anxiety disorder.
Description
Phencyclidine (PCP) is the best known of several related drugs including ketamine, cyclohexamine, and dizocilpine. PCP was first synthesized by a pharmaceutical company in the 1950s and sold under the brand names Sernyl and Sernylan until 1967. It was hoped that PCP could be used as a dissociative anesthetic, because it produced a catatonic state in which patients were ...
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Phencyclidine hydrochloride (PCP).(Adult Health Advisor 2007)
Clinical Reference Systems;
May 31, 2007 ;
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...What is phencyclidine hydrochloride (PCP)? PCP is an illegal, common street drug. It has other names, including angel dust. PCP can be smoked, snorted, injected, or taken by mouth. A fatal ...
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