Brief Description
PCP is a synthetic drug sold as tablets, capsules, or white or colored powder. It can be snorted, smoked, or eaten. Developed in the 1950s as an IV anesthetic, PCP was never approved for human use because of problems during clinical studies, including intensely negative psychological effects.
Statistics and Trends
| Drug |
Time Period |
8th- Graders |
10th- Graders |
12th- Graders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCP | Lifetime | - | - | 1.6 |
| Past Year | - | - | 0.9 | |
| Past Month | - | - | 0.5 |
* Data in brackets indicate statistically significant change from the previous year.
| Drug |
Time Period |
Ages 12 or Older |
Ages 12-17 |
Ages 18-25 |
Ages 26 or Older |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCP | Lifetime | 2.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| Past Year | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| Past Month | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ^ |
* Data in brackets indicate statistically significant change from the previous year.
^ Low precision ; no estimate reported.
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