(PCP) One the commonest of several street names for the abused synthetic drug phencyclidine (PCP) [1-(1-phenylcyclohexy-1)piperidine]. PCP was originally synthesized and developed as an anaesthetic agent, but unpleasant psychomimetic side effects led...

Has an anesthetic activity and is manufactured legitimately for use as a veterinary anesthetic. It has no legitimate use in humans because of its hallucinogenic actions. The effects on humans are considered euphoric, but at times depression or anxiety...

(PCP; Sernyl) An arylcycloalkylamine compound with anaesthetic (see ANAESTHESIA) and anti-nociceptive (see NOCICEPTION) properties. Abuse of PCP in humans may evoke toxic PSYCHOSIS. See also: angel dust; dissociative anaesthetics; ketamine CHARLES...

Pcp (Phencyclidine) What Kind of Drug Is It? Phencyclidine, commonly known as PCP, can be classified both as an hallucinogen and as an anesthetic. For legal purposes, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) considers PCP an hallucinogen, meaning...

Phencyclidine (a contraction of the chemical name phenylcyclohexylpiperidine), abbreviated PCP, is a dissociative drug formerly used as an anesthetic agent, exhibiting hallucinogenic and neurotoxic effects. It was first patented in 1952 by the...

Phencyclidine (PCP) is a dangerous drug, and the federal government has placed it on Schedule II of the Controlled Substance Act (see http:// www.mninter.netl.~publish/csa2.htm#Schedule%20111). Typically, users smoke PCP, and it is often mixed with parsley, marijuana, or cocaine. Most researchers have conducted experiments on...

Designer drugs A silver lining ON THE streets of San Francisco it is called "killer", having formerly been known as "angel dust". The less attractive name comes from some particularly unpleasant effects which befall those who use a lot of it too...