1. Phencyclidine (PCP)
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Period 1

2. This presentation will include…
The type of drug
The category of the drug
Nicknames
How its taken
Side effects
Dangers
Statistics
Interesting facts

3. Hallucinogens This drug distorts or alter moods, thoughts and senses
Delusions
Hallucinations
Stimulations
Impaired judgment and reasoning
Five senses may become intensified or mixed-up

4. Category:
This drug is an illegal drug unless you are involved in drug research
Not legal for medical use

5. Nicknames
PCP
Angel dust
Ozone
Wack
Tic-tac
Crystal
Rocket fuel

6. How is the drug taken? Tablets Colored powder Capsules Snorted Smoked
Eaten
Injected

7. Effects
People who take this drug feel stronger and more powerful when high on the drug
Vomiting
Drooling
Increased breathing rate
Stronger blood pressure/pulse
sweating

8. Dangers
Memory loss
Speech
Difficulties
Depression
Weight loss

9. Statistics
In ,000 Americans age 12 and older had abused PCP at least once a year
1.1% 12 graders abused at least once a year

10. % of 12th Graders Who Have Used PCP Sometime During Their Lifetime

11. Interesting Facts Effects last 4-6 hours
In the 1960s it was known as a street drug but now its known as a club drug
It was used as an anesthetic because of its numbing effect in the 1950s

12. PCP STORY
A 26-year old mother, Hope Brodie, used a pot to cook an illegal drug, PCP. Then the next day, a relative used the same pot to cook her 5-year-old girl's meal. The girl had to be hospitalized.

13. Work Cited http://www.healthunit.org/alcoholdrug/drugs/pcp.htm