This makes it hard to know what its effects will be. Sometimes it can be mixed with other street drugs. PCP is addictive. Repeated use can lead to craving and impulsive PCP-seeking behaviour, even if it can lead to very bad outcomes. PCP can cause flashbacks days, weeks, or months after it was last used. The long-term effects of PCP aren't really well understood. For more information and to find an addiction services office near you, please call the hour Addiction Helpline Alberta only.
This material is for information purposes only. It should not be used in place of medical advice, instruction, or treatment. If you have questions, talk with your doctor or appropriate healthcare provider. This information may be printed and distributed without permission for non-profit, education purposes. These problems can persist for up to a year after an individual has stopped using PCP. The most common names for PCP are angel dust, animal tranquilizer, embalming fluid, ozone, rocket fuel, and wack.
Marijuana or tobacco cigarettes that are dipped in PCP are called illy, wet, or fry. Please see the Street Terms text box below for additional names. Yes, PCP is illegal. Schedule II drugs, which include cocaine and methamphetamine, have a high potential for abuse.
Abuse of these drugs may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. For more information on illicit drugs check out our web site at: www. Call to request NDIC products. Paz Peter Pan Shermans Trank.
The driver stated that the load had originated in Compton, California, and was destined for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After a drug-detection canine alerted to the vehicle, it was examined and 7 gallons of PCP and 10 kilograms of cocaine were found in the rear of the vehicle.
The PCP was concealed in an ice chest in three 2-gallon plastic gas containers and three plastic bottles weighing approximately 20 ounces each. The liquid in all the containers field-tested positive for PCP.
The cocaine was wrapped in brown tape bundles weighing approximately 1 kilogram each. Two of the bundles were found wrapped in a pair of pants and the other eight were found in two shoeboxes. The bundles field-tested positive for cocaine. Both the driver and passenger were arrested. Washington, D. According to the indictment, since March two New York men had directed the conspiracy by arranging for PCP to be shipped via mail services, private vehicles, and commercial airlines from California to Washington, D.
The defendants sold liquid PCP, as well as crack cocaine and MDMA, to individuals from the city as well as to Maryland and Virginia residents who traveled into the city to purchase the drugs. Prior to the announcement of the indictments, law enforcement officers executed search warrants in at least 25 locations in Washington, D. Twenty of the defendants have been arrested; six remain fugitives. The officer stopped the van for a moving violation but became suspicious when the female operator provided conflicting information regarding her travel route.
The officer requested consent to search the van but was refused by the operator. The officer then called a Kansas Highway Patrol drug-detection canine unit to the scene. A drug-detection canine alerted to the door panel on the driver's side of the vehicle, where officers subsequently discovered suspected marijuana residue. The officers then conducted a search of the inside of the van and a cooler containing ice, bottles of water, and two plastic apple juice bottles.
The officers noticed that the seals of the apple juice bottles were broken and that their contents had a strong odor.
DEA agents responded to the scene, conducted a field analysis of the liquid, and confirmed that the liquid inside the apple juice bottles was PCP.
The operator and her three companions were arrested on federal charges of possessing a controlled substance with the intent to distribute. Three of the defendants are from the Washington, D. The availability of PCP will continue to increase due to relatively simple production techniques and increasing demand.
Abuse will remain most prevalent in large metropolitan areas, although an increase in abuse in suburbs and smaller communities that have increasing street gang activity is probable. PCP will remain predominantly a street drug, and there is no indication that its use is likely to become widespread at nightclubs or raves. Easy accessibility and relatively low costs associated with the production and sale of PCP will continue to attract new users--particularly among adolescents and young adults--and will continue to be a problem in the United States.
PCP will continue to be produced primarily in metropolitan areas by African American gangs and criminal groups. PCP will remain a growing concern to law enforcement agencies in the United States due to the recent surge in abuse and availability and the growing popularity of the drug.
Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Department of Homeland Security U. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Contacts usdoj. Background PCP was first synthesized in and was patented and marketed as a Schedule III surgical analgesic and anesthetic in PCP-Laced Cigarettes, Cigars, and Marijuana Smoking tobacco products or marijuana dipped in liquid PCP remains popular among some young adults, according to state and local law enforcement reporting.
Higher doses of PCP can cause hallucinations and symptoms similar to the effects of mental illnesses like schizophrenia. These include anxiety, delusions, paranoia, trouble forming coherent thoughts, suicidal thoughts, and bizarre behavior.
PCP users can get violent. Depending on the dose and way the PCP was taken injected, smoked, or swallowed , the drug's effects can be felt in 2—5 minutes and last anywhere from 6—24 hours.
PCP is addictive. Long-term use can lead to mental and physical cravings for the drug and compulsive behavior to get and take it.
0コメント