PCP/Summary

PCP may cause psychosis and mania at a significantly higher rate than other dissociatives.^[1]^[2]

It is strongly discouraged to use this substance in high doses or multiple days in a row. Please see this section for more details.

Main article: PCP

Psychoactive class: Dissociatives

Chemical class: Arylcyclohexylamines

Oral

Thresh Common Heavy

1 - 3 - 5 - 10 - 15 mg

Light Strong
- Total: 4 - 8 hours
- Onset: 30 - 90 minutes
- Come up: 40 - 120 minutes
- Peak: 2 - 3 hours
- Offset: 1 - 2 hours
- Afterglow: 4 - 48 hours

Insufflated

Thresh Common Heavy

1 - 2 - 4 - 8 - 15 mg

Light Strong
- Total: 4 - 6 hours
- Onset: 3 - 30 minutes
- Come up: 30 - 90 minutes
- Peak: 2 - 3 hours
- Offset: 1 - 2 hours
- Afterglow: 4 - 48 hours

Smoked

Thresh Common Heavy

1 - 2 - 4 - 8 - 12 mg

Light Strong
- Total: 4 - 6 hours
- Onset: 2 - 20 minutes
- Come up: 20 - 40 minutes
- Peak: 2 - 3 hours
- Offset: 1 - 2 hours
- Afterglow: 4 - 48 hours

Harm potential

- Highly addictive with a high potential for adverse side effects such as psychosis

Tolerance

- Full tolerance is reached with prolonged and repeated use
- Decreases to half after 3 - 7 days
- Returns to baseline after 1 - 2 weeks

See also

References

↑ Luisada, P. V., M. D. (1978), “The Phencyclidine Psychosis: Phenomenology and Treatment.” Phencyclidine (PCP) Abuse: An Appraisal., National Institute on Drug Abuse
↑ Tasman, A., Kay, J., Lieberman, J. A., First, M. B., Riba, M. (5 February 2015). Psychiatry. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118753361.

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