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PCP withdrawal can involve craving, depression, anxiety, sleep and appetite changes, headache and sweating. Learn what is known about the timeline, serious warning signs and treatment.
Read articlePCP may appear as powder, liquid or material applied to cigarettes or plant products. Learn what terms like wet and fry mean and why appearance cannot confirm PCP…
Read articlePCP effects often last for hours, but severe intoxication, psychosis and residual symptoms can continue longer. Learn why duration varies and why detection lasts longer than impairment.
Read articlePCP is phencyclidine, an illicit dissociative drug that can cause numbness, altered perception, psychosis, severe agitation and dangerous toxicity. Learn how it works, risks, addiction and treatment.
Read articlePCP can cause dissociation, numbness, abnormal eye movements, high blood pressure, psychosis, seizures, hyperthermia and trauma. Learn short-term and long-term risks.
Read articlePCP can cause paranoia, hallucinations, delusions and severe disorganization that may outlast intoxication. Learn how PCP psychosis differs from ordinary intoxication and schizophrenia.
Read articleSevere PCP toxicity can cause seizures, hyperthermia, coma, respiratory depression, muscle breakdown and dangerous agitation. Learn warning signs and emergency response.
Read articlePCP can remain detectable after intoxication ends. Learn urine and blood testing, chronic-use detection, false-positive screens and confirmatory toxicology.
Read articlePCP can become addictive even without a dramatic physical withdrawal syndrome. Learn warning signs, dependence vs addiction, psychiatric complications and treatment options.
Read articlePCP and ketamine are related dissociatives, but ketamine has accepted medical uses while PCP is primarily an illicit drug. Compare duration, psychosis, addiction and overdose risks.
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