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Phencyclidine (also called PCP, Angeldust and others) is a dissociative/anaesthetic developed in the 1960s by Parke & Davis.
Phencyclidine (also called PCP, Angeldust and others) is a dissociative/anaesthetic developed in the 1960s by Parke & Davis.

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Chemical structure of PCP. (Image in the PD)

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It is consumed recreationally, mainly in the USA, and is often involved in violent behavior and (otherwise unexplainable) traffic accidents. Prolonged consumption tends strongly to produce mental and physical illness.
It is consumed recreationally, mainly in the USA, and is often involved in violent behavior and (otherwise unexplainable) traffic accidents. Prolonged consumption tends strongly to produce mental and physical illness.

PCP is broken down by human metabolism into PCHP, PPC and PCAA. When smoked, some of it is broken down by heat into 1-(1-phenyl)-1-cyclohexene (PC) and piperidine.

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Conversion of PCP into PC and piperidine by heat. (Image in the PD)
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