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PCP abuse

MedGen UID:
19234
•Concept ID:
C0031391
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Abuse, Angel Dust; Abuse, PCP; Abuse, Phencyclidine; Angel Dust Abuse; PCP Abuse; Phencyclidine Abuse; Phencyclidine Abuses
SNOMED CT: PCP abuse (7071007); Phencyclidine abuse (7071007); Phencyclidine (PCP) abuse (7071007)

Definition

The misuse of phencyclidine with associated psychological symptoms and impairment in social or occupational functioning. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPCP abuse

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Inpatient treatment of PCP abusers and users.
Gorelick DA, Wilkins JN
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 1989;15(1):1-12. doi: 10.3109/00952998908993395. PMID: 2923107
Outpatient treatment of PCP abusers.
Gorelick DA, Wilkins JN, Wong C
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 1989;15(4):367-74. doi: 10.3109/00952998908992797. PMID: 2596441
Radioimmunoassay screening test for detection of phencyclidine (PCP, "angel dust") abuse among teenagers.
Kaul B, Davidow B
Clin Toxicol 1980 Mar;16(1):7-15. doi: 10.3109/15563658008989918. PMID: 7190088

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Phencyclidine and violent deaths in St. Louis, Missouri: a survey of medical examiners' cases from 1977 through 1986.
Poklis A, Graham M, Maginn D, Branch CA, Gantner GE
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 1990;16(3-4):265-74. doi: 10.3109/00952999009001588. PMID: 2288325
Phencyclidine.
Baldridge EB, Bessen HA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 1990 Aug;8(3):541-50. PMID: 2201519
Inpatient treatment of PCP abusers and users.
Gorelick DA, Wilkins JN
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 1989;15(1):1-12. doi: 10.3109/00952998908993395. PMID: 2923107
Outpatient treatment of PCP abusers.
Gorelick DA, Wilkins JN, Wong C
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 1989;15(4):367-74. doi: 10.3109/00952998908992797. PMID: 2596441
Is phencyclidine (PCP) abuse associated with organic mental impairment?
Carlin AS, Grant I, Adams KM, Reed R
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 1979;6(3):273-81. doi: 10.3109/00952997909001717. PMID: 539570

Diagnosis

Functional changes in neuronal systems induced by phencyclidine administration.
Nabeshima T, Kitaichi K, Noda Y
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1996 Oct 31;801:29-38. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb17429.x. PMID: 8959021
Phencyclidine.
Baldridge EB, Bessen HA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 1990 Aug;8(3):541-50. PMID: 2201519
Inpatient treatment of PCP abusers and users.
Gorelick DA, Wilkins JN
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 1989;15(1):1-12. doi: 10.3109/00952998908993395. PMID: 2923107
Diagnosis and treatment of chronic phencyclidine (PCP) abuse.
Gorelick DA, Wilkins JN, Wong C
NIDA Res Monogr 1986;64:218-28. PMID: 3086736
PCP (phencyclidine): an update.
Garey RE
J Psychedelic Drugs 1979 Oct-Dec;11(4):265-75. doi: 10.1080/02791072.1979.10471408. PMID: 42808

Therapy

Inpatient treatment of PCP abusers and users.
Gorelick DA, Wilkins JN
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 1989;15(1):1-12. doi: 10.3109/00952998908993395. PMID: 2923107
Phencyclidine (PCP) abuse. A close-up look at a growing problem.
Isaacs SO, Martin P, Washington JA Jr
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1986 Feb;61(2):126-9. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(86)90171-4. PMID: 2938052
Neonatal manifestations of maternal phencyclidine (PCP) abuse.
Strauss AA, Modaniou HD, Bosu SK
Pediatrics 1981 Oct;68(4):550-2. PMID: 7322687
PCP abuse: diagnostic and psychopharmacological treatment approaches.
Smith DE, Wesson DR
J Psychedelic Drugs 1980 Jul-Dec;12(3-4):293-9. doi: 10.1080/02791072.1980.10471440. PMID: 7431428
PCP (phencyclidine): an update.
Garey RE
J Psychedelic Drugs 1979 Oct-Dec;11(4):265-75. doi: 10.1080/02791072.1979.10471408. PMID: 42808

Prognosis

Phencyclidine and violent deaths in St. Louis, Missouri: a survey of medical examiners' cases from 1977 through 1986.
Poklis A, Graham M, Maginn D, Branch CA, Gantner GE
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 1990;16(3-4):265-74. doi: 10.3109/00952999009001588. PMID: 2288325
Outpatient treatment of PCP abusers.
Gorelick DA, Wilkins JN, Wong C
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 1989;15(4):367-74. doi: 10.3109/00952998908992797. PMID: 2596441
Phencyclidine and violence: clinical and legal issues.
Brecher M, Wang BW, Wong H, Morgan JP
J Clin Psychopharmacol 1988 Dec;8(6):397-401. PMID: 3069880

Clinical prediction guides

Outpatient treatment of PCP abusers.
Gorelick DA, Wilkins JN, Wong C
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 1989;15(4):367-74. doi: 10.3109/00952998908992797. PMID: 2596441
Phencyclidine and violence: clinical and legal issues.
Brecher M, Wang BW, Wong H, Morgan JP
J Clin Psychopharmacol 1988 Dec;8(6):397-401. PMID: 3069880
Phencyclidine abuse in New Orleans: medical, forensic, and laboratory aspects.
Garey RE, Samuels MS, Daul GC, Heath RG, Hite SA, Minyard F, Giblin V
Subst Alcohol Actions Misuse 1980;1(3):309-16. PMID: 7347922
Radioimmunoassay screening test for detection of phencyclidine (PCP, "angel dust") abuse among teenagers.
Kaul B, Davidow B
Clin Toxicol 1980 Mar;16(1):7-15. doi: 10.3109/15563658008989918. PMID: 7190088

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