PCP is the abbreviations of Phenylcyclidine, a substance that produces euphoria , slowed reaction times, and involuntary movements at low doses; disorganized thinking, feelings of unre
ality, and hostility at intermediate doses; and amnesia, analgesia, respiratory problems, and changes in body temperature at high doses.
Other /More definition:
PCP is the abbreviations of Phencyclidine a drug that inhibits type NMDA glutamate receptors; at low doses, produces intoxication and slurred speech, and at higher doses, produces both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
PCP is a dissociative anesthetic.
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