A Review Of Pcp Abuse Trends And Perceptions

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• Alternative Title:
  Public Health Rep
• Personal Author:
  Thombs, D L
• Description:
  A critical review of epidemiologic literature on the abuse of phencyclidine (PCP) suggests that current perceptions by the public and among members of the health professions and drug treatment communities about abuse of the drug are distorted. Epidemiologic data indicate that PCP abuse is not widespread in the U.S., nor is its abuse prevalent among adolescents. Its abuse has become concentrated among post-high school age, black males in a limited number of cities, especially Washington, DC. The degree of PCP abuse in a metropolitan area may be related to the availability and cost of other, more highly coveted drugs, such as crack cocaine.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Child Demography Epidemiologic Methods Female Humans Male Phencyclidine Abuse Substance-Related Disorders Urban Population

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• Source:
  Public Health Rep. 104(4):325-328
• Pubmed ID:
  2502802
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMCnull
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North America
• Volume:
  104
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Reports
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bafbd830936540e478c01c89ae7e8e702321e9677809ec285e10744b99b35c7a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/63333/cdc_63333_DS1.pdf
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