What Is PCP and What Does It Do? Why Are So Many People Addicted to Drugs? Why Can’t Parents Trust Their Kids?
Question by im_his_4eva: What is PCP and what does it do? Why are so many people addicted to drugs? Why can’t parents trust their kids?
(1)I’ve been hearing people talk about PCP and I don’t want to look like he stupid one.(2)So it gives you a good feeling for a little while but what about when it goes away? I just think it’s stupid, your messing up your body just for a high that’s gonna go away in a matter of hours or minutes.(3)My boyfriend and my sisters always get accused of doing drugs (ofcourse most of them do or have done it before) and I just wanted to know why parents always think of the worst first.
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Answer by cute_blondie_angel
PCP, developed in the 1950s as an intravenous surgical anesthetic, is classified as a dissociative anesthetic: Its sedative and anesthetic effects are trance-like, and patients experience a feeling of being “out of body” and detached from their environment.
When snorted or smoked, PCP rapidly passes to the brain to disrupt the functioning of sites known as NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptor complexes, which are receptors for the neurotransmitter glutamate. Glutamate receptors play a major role in the perception of pain, in cognition – including learning and memory – and in emotion. In the brain, PCP also alters the actions of dopamine, a neurotransmitter responsible for the euphoria and “rush” associated with many abused drugs.
At low PCP doses (5 mg or less), physical effects include shallow, rapid breathing, increased blood pressure and heart rate, and elevated temperature. Doses of 10 mg or more cause dangerous changes in blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration, often accompanied by nausea, blurred vision, dizziness, and decreased awareness of pain.
Muscle contractions may cause uncoordinated movements and bizarre postures. When severe, the muscle contractions can result in bone fracture or in kidney damage or failure as a consequence of muscle cells breaking down. Very high doses of PCP can cause convulsions, coma, hyperthermia, and death.
PCP’s effects are unpredictable. Typically, they are felt within minutes of ingestion and last for several hours. Some users report feeling the drug’s effects for days. One drug-taking episode may produce feelings of detachment from reality, including distortions of space, time, and body image; another may produce hallucinations, panic, and fear. Some users report feelings of invulnerability and exaggerated strength. PCP users may become severely disoriented, violent, or suicidal.
I think parents accuse their children of doing drugs, like a reverse pychology reason…to see if they admit it. Sometimes paretns think the worse, to prepare them if it is the worst.
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