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Phencyclidine (PCP)

Phencyclidine (PCP) . ABC XYZ Period 1. This presentation will include…. The type of drug The category of the drug Nicknames How its taken Side effects Dangers Statistics Interesting facts. Hallucinogens. This drug distorts or alter moods, thoughts and senses Delusions

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Phencyclidine (PCP)

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  1. Phencyclidine (PCP) ABC XYZ Period 1

  2. This presentation will include… The type of drug The category of the drug Nicknames How its taken Side effects Dangers Statistics Interesting facts

  3. Hallucinogens This drug distorts or alter moods, thoughts and senses Delusions Hallucinations Stimulations Impaired judgment and reasoning Five senses may become intensified or mixed-up

  4. Category: This drug is an illegal drug unless you are involved in drug research Not legal for medical use

  5. Nicknames PCP Angel dust Ozone Wack Tic-tac Crystal Rocket fuel

  6. How is the drug taken? Tablets Colored powder Capsules Snorted Smoked Eaten Injected

  7. Effects People who take this drug feel stronger and more powerful when high on the drug Vomiting Drooling Increased breathing rate Stronger blood pressure/pulse sweating

  8. Dangers Memory loss Speech Difficulties Depression Weight loss

  9. Statistics In 2008 99,000 Americans age 12 and older had abused PCP at least once a year 1.1% 12 graders abused at least once a year

  10. % of 12th Graders Who Have Used PCP Sometime During Their Lifetime

  11. Interesting Facts Effects last 4-6 hours In the 1960s it was known as a street drug but now its known as a club drug It was used as an anesthetic because of its numbing effect in the 1950s

  12. PCP STORY A 26-year old mother, Hope Brodie, used a pot to cook an illegal drug, PCP.Then the next day, a relative used the same pot to cook her 5-year-old girl's meal. The girl had to be hospitalized.

  13. Work Cited http://www.healthunit.org/alcoholdrug/drugs/pcp.htm http://www.addictionsearch.com/treatment_articles/article/pcp-addiction-is-making-a-dangerous-comeback_98.html http://www.enotes.com/pcp-phencyclidine-reference/pcp-phencyclidine#law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_dust http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/pcp.html http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide/pcp http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/224252.php http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2589/does-pcp-turn-people-into-cannibals

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