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PCP
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PCP
This paper discusses the use of the drug Phencyclidine (PCP).
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages) |
4 sources |
2004
Paper Summary:
In this article the writer looks at the development, testing and use of the PCP drug. The writer discusses how PCP was initially used as a substitute for as well as an adulterant to established hallucinogens such as LSD, mescaline, and marijuana. The writer explains that PCP soon lost favor with habitual users of these hallucinogens, because of its severe psychological effects.From the Paper:
"When it was first developed by the pharmaceutical company Parke-Davis, Phencyclidine promised to be a useful new anesthetic during surgery. However when the drug was tested on humans these subjects experienced a number of unpleasant side effects and the company ceased all human trials. That was hardly the end of the story of Phencyclidine, however, for the drug more commonly referred to as PCP would go on to find legitimate use as a tranquilizer in large animals who needed veterinary care and illegitimate uses as ... "More papers on PCP:
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PCP (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-PCP/74497
MLA Citation:
"PCP" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-PCP/74497>
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