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'''Phencyclidine''', commonly initialized as PCP and known colloquially as Angel Dust, pharmaceutically as Sernyl, and by many other names,[3] is a dissociative drug. PCP was brought to market in the 1950s as an anesthetic pharmaceutical drug but was taken off the market in 1965 due to the high prevalence of dissociative hallucinogenic side effects. Likewise ketamine was discovered by Parke-Davis researchers as a better-tolerated derivative for use as an anesthetic pharmaceutical drug. Since this time a number of synthetic derivatives of PCP have been sold as dissociative drugs for recreational and non-medical use.[4] | '''Phencyclidine''', commonly initialized as PCP and known colloquially as Angel Dust, pharmaceutically as Sernyl, and by many other names,[3] is a dissociative drug. PCP was brought to market in the 1950s as an anesthetic pharmaceutical drug but was taken off the market in 1965 due to the high prevalence of dissociative hallucinogenic side effects. Likewise ketamine was discovered by Parke-Davis researchers as a better-tolerated derivative for use as an anesthetic pharmaceutical drug. Since this time a number of synthetic derivatives of PCP have been sold as dissociative drugs for recreational and non-medical use.[4] | ||
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The effects listed below are based upon the [[subjective effects index]] and personal experiences of [[PsychonautWiki]] [[Special:TopUsers|contributors]]. The listed effects will rarely (if ever) occur all at once, but heavier dosages will increase the chances and are more likely to induce a full range of effects. | The effects listed below are based upon the [[subjective effects index]] and personal experiences of [[PsychonautWiki]] [[Special:TopUsers|contributors]]. The listed effects will rarely (if ever) occur all at once, but heavier dosages will increase the chances and are more likely to induce a full range of effects. | ||
===Physical effects=== | ===Physical effects=== | ||
The subjective physical effects of | The subjective physical effects of PCP can be broken down into several components which progressively intensify proportional to dosage. These are described below and generally include: | ||
*'''[[Effect::Tactile disconnection]]''' | *'''[[Effect::Tactile disconnection]]''' | ||
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===Cognitive effects=== | ===Cognitive effects=== | ||
The general head space of | The general head space of PCP is often described as particularly euphoric and clear-headed in comparison to that of [[DXM]] and [[ketamine]]. The specific cognitive effects can be broken down into several separate subcomponents which are listed and described below: | ||
*'''[[Effect::Depersonalization]] | *'''[[Effect::Depersonalization]] | ||
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====Distortions==== | ====Distortions==== | ||
PCP exhibits a full array of dissociative distortions and alterations in visual perception which generally includes: | |||
*'''[[Effect::Perspective distortions]]''' | *'''[[Effect::Perspective distortions]]''' | ||
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====Hallucinatory states==== | ====Hallucinatory states==== | ||
At high doses, | At high doses, PCP can produce a full range of high level hallucinatory states in a fashion that is less consistent and reproducible than that of many other commonly used [[psychedelics]]. These effects include: | ||
*'''[[Effect::External hallucinations]]''' | *'''[[Effect::External hallucinations]]''' | ||