Also known as angel dust, PeaCE Pill, zombie, and by other street names, this very powerful and hazardous drug causes profound disorientation, agitated and often violent behaviour, and even seizures, coma, and death.
a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen
A dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen that produces disorientation, agitation, aggressive behavior, analgesia, and amnesia. It carries various street names, including angel dust” ( Levinthal, 133). Physical Dependence: "A model of drug dependence based on the idea that the drug abuse continues the drug-taking behavior in order to avoid the consequences of physical withdrawal symptoms" ( Levinthal, 31).
PCP; an illegal dissociative commonly available ("angel dust", "greens", "hog", etc.).
PCP has an array of effects. Originally developed as an anesthetic, it may act as an hallucinogen, stimulant, or sedative.
Originally developed as an anesthetic but discontinued because of the bizarre reactions it produced, this drug causes an insensitivity to pain and makes the users feel dissociated from themselves and from their environments. Overdoses result in prolonged periods of stupor or coma.
Phencyclidine (a contraction of the chemical name phenylcyclohexylpiperidine), abbreviated PCP, is a dissociative drug formerly used as an anesthetic agent, exhibiting hallucinogenic and neurotoxic effects. It is commonly known as Angel Dust .