angel dust

Illicit dissociative drug

Angel dust is slang for phencyclidine (PCP), a powerful hallucinogenic drug that can cause dissociation, euphoria, and sometimes violent or erratic behavior.

The name evokes the drug's white powder form and perhaps its otherworldly effects: He was acting crazy, like he was on angel dust.

drug

PCP

General medical practitioner

narcotic · hallucinogen · controlled substance · illicit · psychoactive · intoxicant · Schedule II · sedative · tranquilizer · veterinary

street

embalming fluid

Chemical for preserving corpses

wack · hog · lovely · wet · dipper · fry · crystal · pill · powder · liquid

effects

hallucination

Perception without external cause

paranoia · delusion · distortion · altered state · out-of-body · psychosis · agitation · disorientation · invincibility · amnesia

danger

overdose

Harmful excess intake

emergency · brain damage · coma · self-harm · unpredictable · flashback · chronic use · withdrawal · hospitalization

Categories
Opposites
drug effect type

angel dustcocaine

Addictive stimulant narcotic

methamphetamine · crack · speed · amphetamines · stimulants

naming connotation

angel dustblack tar

Crude, dark street heroin

death wish · widow maker

substance safety/harm profile

angel dustmedicine

Curative substance or practice

remedy · antidote · healing herbs · therapeutic drugs · prescription medication

Family

dust, angel, dusty, angelic, angels, dustbin, archangel, angelically, angelical

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13