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PCP (Phencyclidine) Information
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Extent of Use
Monitoring the Future Study (MTF)
NIDA's 1997 MTF shows that use of PCP by high school seniors has declined steadily since 1979, when 7.0 percent of seniors had used PCP in the year preceding the survey. In 1997, however, 2.3 percent of seniors used PCP at least once in the past year, up from a low of 1.2 percent in 1990. Past month use among seniors decreased from 1.3 percent in 1996 to 0.7 percent in 1997.
Percentage of 12th-graders who have used PCP: Monitoring the Future Study
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1979 |
1985 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
| Ever Used |
12.8% |
4.9% |
2.9% |
2.4% |
2.9% |
2.8% |
2.7% |
4.0% |
3.9% |
| Used in Past Year |
7.0 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
| Used in Past Month |
2.4 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA)
According to the 1996 NHSDA, 3.2 percent of the population aged 12 and older have used PCP at least once. Lifetime use of PCP was higher among those aged 26 through 34 (4.2 percent) than for those 18 through 25 (2.3 percent) and those 12 through 17 (1.2 percent).
| Index of Terms |
| Alcohol | The world's most popular drug and legally used in most countries. Alcohol is produced through the fermentation of fruits, vegetables or grains. | | Marijuana | A green or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. | | PCP | Phencyclidine was first developed to be used as a human anesthetic but is used today only as a veterinary tranquilizer. |
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