How did PCP users become associated with violent outbursts?

How did PCP users become associated with violent outbursts?

Answer: Most users do not report feeling violent, and in fact report feeling so uncoordinated that they cannot imagine starting a fight. Perhaps the association arises from the anesthetizing effects of PCP such that use of restraints and their associative discomfort, have little effect, and users might not feel pain. But this idea should be considered as no different from trying to restrain a person inebriated on alcohol.

What is angel dust?

What is angel dust?

Answer: PCP crystals sprinkled on marijuana with rapid and potent effects.

How was PCP first discovered?

How was PCP first discovered?

Answer: Parke, Davis & Company were searching for an efficient intravenous anesthetic. Animal studies showed that PCP was a good analgesic, but did not produce good muscle relaxation or sleep. Its first uses as a surgical anesthesia for humans indicated that PCP was a good analgesia without depressing blood circulation or respiration and it did not produce irregularities in heartbeat. Later the patients had no memory of the procedure. Therefore it was deemed medically safe for monkeys, but psychologically troubling for human use.

What are deliriants?

What are deliriants?

Answer: Hallucinogens that are not classified as indole or catechol are classified as deliriants, implying that these drugs have somewhat greater tendency to produce mental confusion and a loss of touch with reality.