Phencyclidine ( AKA : PCP, Angel Dust, Supergrass, Killer Weed, Embalming Fluid, Rocket Fuel, wack, ozone )

Fact Sheet & Important Issues

• 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.
• PCP is most commonly sold as a powder or liquid.
• PCP may also come in tablet or capsule form.ⁱⁱⁱ

How is phencyclidine used?

• PCP may be snorted, smoked, injected, or swallowed.^iv
• 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. ^v

What are some consequences of phencyclidine use?

• Numbness, slurred speech, loss of coordination, rapid and involuntary eye movements
• Auditory hallucinations, image distortion, severe mood disorders, amnesia,
• 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.
• PCP use is associated with a number of risks and many believe it to be one of the most dangerous drugs of abuse. ^vi

How does phencyclidine get to the United States?

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

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