Pcp: The Dangerous Angel (Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Drugs. Series 1) (Library Binding)

by Solomon H. Snyder (Editor)

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Product Description
Describes the chemical properties of phencyclidine or PCP and its original use as a pre-surgery anesthetic. Also discusses the physical and psychological effects of this hallucinogen which can cause serious mental illness and even death.

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Library Binding: 110 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (December 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087754753X
• ISBN-13: 978-0877547532
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,011,055 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PCP:Dark Angel, December 12, 2002

By A Customer

It tells me practically everything i need to know about PCP. I would recommend this book to any person.

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A solid effort, March 21, 2001

By	danny Devincci (New York NY) - See all my reviews

"The Dangerous Angel PCP", is an educational piece that gets to the point without giving the reader false views of the drug that so many other drug books do. Often Psychoactive drug books that say they are going to tackle certain drugs usually have a broad view not focusing on any one drug and giving the reader to wide a perspective. Such in the case of many books that said were going to be on all psychadelics but only focus on LSD or Mescaline."Pcp The Dangerous Angel" gives you the reader a focused view on the history of the drug and it's demonic rise to the top of the illegal drug chain of the late seventies and early eighties. One of the finer points of the book is the poster of the drug when it was used for vetinary use only. It is this kind of hands on that makes this book get down to business and not "beat around the bush". The reason it was missing one star from me was because of the lack of facts for the nineties, and now.

3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PCP, September 29, 2000

A Kid's Review

PCP is a hallucinogen.PCP effects on your behavior by taking a dose of this deadly drug you have speech disturbances or no speech.Gross and fine muscular incoordation,Blank stare,difficulty walking,blurred vision,dizziness and drowsiness,Racing thoughts or thinking,panic,terror,and thought disorganization.PCP has an other name that it is called "angel dust".PCP became popular amoung teenagers in the 1970s.PCP is a white powder, readily souble in water or alcohal.The drug can be taken as a liquid,tablet, or casule. It is also snorted or smoked in joints mixed with tobacco,marijuana,or dried parsley.It can be taken by injection.PCP was used for animals. People who take the drug feel the effects of the drug in 2 to 5 minutes.They also take it becuase it is sold cheap. IN conclsion this is my review of the book or PCP!