Phencyclidine (PCP)

Street terms for phencyclidine:

PCP, Angel Dust, Supergrass, Killer Weed, Embalming Fluid, Rocket Fuel, wack, ozone.

What does phencyclidine look like?

bullet In its pure form, PCP is a white crystalline powder that readily dissolves in water; however, most PCP on the street contains a number of contaminates causing the color to range from tan to brown, with a consistency ranging from powder to a gummy mass.
bullet PCP is most commonly sold as a powder or liquid.
bullet PCP may also come in tablet or capsule form.

How is phencyclidine used?

bullet PCP may be snorted, smoked, injected, or swallowed.
bullet PCP is most commonly sold as a powder or liquid, and applied to a leafy material such as oregano, parsley, mint, or marijuana and then smoked.

What are some consequences of phencyclidine use?

bullet Numbness, slurred speech, loss of coordination, rapid and involuntary eye movements
bullet Auditory hallucinations, image distortion, severe mood disorders, amnesia,
bullet In some users PCP use may result in acute anxiety, a feeling of impending doom, paranoia, violent hostility, and in some it may produce a psychoses indistinguishable from schizophrenia.

How does phencyclidine get to the United States?

bullet Originally designed as a human anesthetic and later produced only as a veterinary anesthetic, PCP is no longer produced or used for legitimate purposes.
bullet Today, virtually all PCP encountered in the U.S. is produced in clandestine laboratories.
bullet PCP production is centered in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area

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