In the 1960 s, PCP became commercially available for use in veterinary medicine as an analgesic and anesthetic, but diversion to street use led the manufacturer to discontinue production in 1978
Explanation:
Phencyclidine is said to have received its name PCP—“peace pill”—on the streets of San Francisco .There are more than one hundred variations (analogs) of this substance
In the year 1960, PCP became commercially available for use in veterinary medicine as an analgesic and anesthetic, but diversion to street use led the manufacturer to discontinue production in 1978
PCP is now produced easily and cheaply in clandestine laboratories in tablet, capsule, powder, and liquid form and sometimes sold as LSD Like methamphetamine, PCP has been distributed by outlaw motorcycle clubs
