Street
Names
- Wet
- Illy
- Angel Dust
- Rocket Fuel
- Hog
-
Wack
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.
In its original state, PCP is a white crystalline
powder. PCP is available in tablet, liquid, and powder
forms and is either ingested orally or smoked by
applying the liquid form to tobacco or marijuana
cigarettes or by lacing these and other cigarettes,
sometimes containing herbs such as mint or parsley,
with PCP powder.
Other STREET
TERMSinclude:
Supergrass, Killer Weed, Embalming Fluid, Squeeze,
Water, Dust, Oxone, Zoot, Peace Pill, and Elephant
tranquilizer. Killer Joints, and Crystal Supergrass are
names for the combination of marijuana laced with PCP.
"Smoking wet" and "wetting it up"
are two terms for smoking cigarettes or joints dipped in
PCP. PCP is known as Space Base when mixed with Crack.
EFFECTS OF USE: A
moderate amount of PCP often causes the user to feel
detached, distant and estranged from his surroundings.
Numbness, slurred speech and loss of coordination may be
accompanied by a sense of strength and invulnerability.
A blank stare, rapid and involuntary eye movements, and
an exaggerated gait are among the more observable
effects. Auditory hallucinations, image distortion,
severe mood disorders, and amnesia may also occur. In
some users, PCP may cause acute anxiety and a feeling of
impending doom, in others paranoia and violent
hostility, and in some it may produce a psychoses
indistinguishable from schizophrenia. PCP use is
associated with a number of risks and many believe it to
be one of the most dangerous drugs of abuse.
  
PCP can be packed or pressed into pill form. This
is a fast way to ingest the substance but can have a
slightly delayed reaction and overdosing is highly
possible. |
PCP
