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10 Facts About PCP |
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by Krisis, May 1, 2007 |
Learn about PCP, one out of the many addictive drugs that you should know. |
History of PCP/Origin: PCP was developed in the 1950s as an intravenous painkiller. Use of PCP in humans was discontinued in 1965, because it was found that patients often became nervous, delusional, and foolish while recovering from its effects.How it was introduced: PCP is illegally manufactured in laboratories and was sold on the street.Classification: DepressantDrug Information: PCP is a white powder that is soluble in water or alcohol. It has a distinguishing acidic chemical flavor. PCP is possible to be mixed with dyes and can turns up on the illegal drug market in a variety of medicine, capsules, and colored powders, and pills. It is usually used in these ways: snorted, smoked, or eaten. PCP (smoking) is applied to these materials: mint, parsley, oregano, or marijuana.Addiction: Very addicting, often leads to mental reliance, desire, and obsessive PCP-wanting behavior. Short-Term dangers: faster respiration rate, higher blood pressure/pulse tempo, numbness, and inference with hormone/growth development, and many many more. Long Term Dangers: a major drop in blood pressure, pulse rate, and breathing. Vomiting, nausea, blurred vision, flicking of eyes, drooling, and dizziness will probably happen afterwards. High doses of PCP can also cause seizures, coma, and death (most of the PCP deaths are caused by accidents, while high). Memory loss, difficulties talking/thinking, depression, and bad weight loss. PCP has “calming” effects, and connections with other central nervous system depressants, such as alcohol, can lead to coma or accidental overdose.Side Effects: see above, the correspond the sameAffects of the brain, nervous system, organs : Memory loss, weight loss, see above for sameAnd always stay DRUG FREE! |
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