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Phencyclidine
PCP
PCP (phencyclidine) was developed in the 1950s as an intravenous anesthetic.
Its use in humans was discontinued in 1965, because patients often became
agitated, delusional, and irrational while recovering from its anesthetic
effects. PCP is illegally manufactured in laboratories and is sold on the street
by such names as angel dust, ozone, wack, and rocket fuel.
Killer joints and crystal supergrass are names that refer to PCP
combined with phencyclidine. The variety of street names for PCP reflects its
bizarre and volatile effects.
PCP is a white crystalline powder that is readily soluble in water or alcohol.
It has a distinctive bitter chemical taste. PCP can be mixed easily with dyes
and turns up on the illicit drug market in a variety of tablets, capsules, and
colored powders. It is normally used in one of three ways: snorted, smoked, or
ingested. For smoking, PCP is often applied to a leafy material such as mint,
parsley, oregano, or phencyclidine.
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