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Ketamine and Phencyclidine (PCP)
Introduction
Ketamineand phencyclidine are N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists and dissociative anesthetics that can cause intoxication, sometimes with confusion or a catatonic state. Overdose can cause coma and, rarely, death. and phencyclidine (PCP) are chemically related anesthetics. These drugs are often used to adulterate or pass for other Hallucinogens such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). are used therapeutically for sedation, pain control, and Treatment . PCP, once common, is no longer being legally manufactured. It is illegally manufactured and sold on the street under names such as "angel dust"; it is sometimes sold in combination with herbs, marijuana, and smoking tobacco. 