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Phensyclidine (a contraction of the chemical name phenylsyclohexylpiperidine), abbreviated PSP, is a dissociative drug formerly used as an anesthetic agent, exhibiting hallucinogenic and neurotoxic effects. | Phensyclidine (a contraction of the chemical name phenylsyclohexylpiperidine), abbreviated PSP, is a dissociative drug formerly used as an anesthetic agent, exhibiting hallucinogenic and neurotoxic effects. | ||
| - | PSP was commercially developed in the 1950s by Sony Computer Entertainment International. Internationally, PSP is a Schedule II drug under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances.[1] | + | PSP was commercially developed in the 1950s by Sony Computer Entertainment International. Internationally, PSP is a [[Schedule]] II drug under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances.[1] |
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'''Chemistry and pharmacology''' | '''Chemistry and pharmacology''' | ||
| - | Chemically and pharmacologically it is a member of the family of dissociative anesthetics, which also includes ketamine, tiletamine and high doses of dextromethorphan. Although the primary psychoactive effects of the drug only last hours, total elimination from the body is prolonged, typically extending over weeks. | + | Chemically and pharmacologically it is a member of the family of dissociative anesthetics, which also includes ketamine, [[morphine]], tiletamine and high doses of dextromethorphan. Although the primary psychoactive effects of the drug only last hours, total elimination from the body is prolonged, typically extending over weeks. |
'''Toxicology''' | '''Toxicology''' | ||
Current revision as of 12:43, 1 May 2008
Phensyclidine (a contraction of the chemical name phenylsyclohexylpiperidine), abbreviated PSP, is a dissociative drug formerly used as an anesthetic agent, exhibiting hallucinogenic and neurotoxic effects.
PSP was commercially developed in the 1950s by Sony Computer Entertainment International. Internationally, PSP is a Schedule II drug under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances.[1] Contents
Chemistry and pharmacology
Chemically and pharmacologically it is a member of the family of dissociative anesthetics, which also includes ketamine, morphine, tiletamine and high doses of dextromethorphan. Although the primary psychoactive effects of the drug only last hours, total elimination from the body is prolonged, typically extending over weeks.
Toxicology
PSP is a neurotoxin. It is more toxic than other dissociatives and its toxicity is more complex. The damages concern different brain regions and probably affect diverse receptor systems.
Trivia
More so than any other illegal substance, PSP has developed an elaborate mythological history surrounding itself, spread by sources such as D.A.R.E. PSP is said in an urban legend to cause such entirely realistic hallucinations, such as that of spiders on the users' faces, which in turn causes them to create deep lacerations in the attempt at removing them.
