Other Drugs Of Abuse

Member Drugs: (Brand Names) [Street Names]

• PCP [Angel Dust]

What The Drugs Looks Like:

• PCP typically appears in the form of prepared blotter paper/pills or in liquid form.
• Marijuana may be dipped into a liquid form of PCP

Most Typical Routes Of Administration:

• Mouth (swallowing pills)
• Nose & Lungs (Inhaling smoke)

What This Drugs Does:

• Short term:
  • Feelings of relaxation, drowsiness, euphoria,
  • Sensory distortions of sight, sound, space, time and body image
  • Difficulty concentrating, impaired coordination, slurred speech,
  • Increased respiration, heart rate and blood pressure
  • Sweating, chills, nausea, vomiting
  • Confusion, disorientation, paranoia, agitation, restlessness
  • Behaviors may be hostile, violent erratic or bizarre,.
  • "Bad trips" are fairly common among PCP users
  • Coma, convulsions and death can occur at very high doses.
  • The effects of PCP are very unpredictable even among experienced users, and it can produce severe effects, even at low doses.
• Long term:
  • Brain damage: speech problems, memory loss and impaired thinking
  • Chronic anxiety and depression
  • Social withdrawal

Pattern of Withdrawal Symptoms:

• Nervousness
• Anxiety
• Depression

Most Significant Problems:

• Possibility of an overdose exists, but is not likely to be fatal
• Strong possibility of brain damage!