Street terms for phencyclidine: PCP, Angel Dust, Supergrass, Killer Weed, Embalming Fluid, Rocket Fuel ⁱ, wack, ozone ⁱⁱ

What does phencyclidine look like?

• 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