PCP in NYC

A Drug Feared in the ’70’s Is Tied to Suspect in Killings
For the first time since the 70’s, the use of the drug PCP (Phencyline) has been on the rise in New York. In a recent event, Larime Price was charged with the fatal shooting of four men in bodegas and other small stores throughout Queens and Brooklyn. He explained to the policemen that he was under the influence of PCP while he committed the murders.
A common way in which PCP is taken is having the drug sprayed onto cigarettes or other smoke-able items like marijuana. When found in large quantities, PCP will smell like ammonia. It was developed to serve as an anesthetic however; it makes people paranoid, violent, delusional and immune to feel pain. PCP is also given to lab animals in order to replicate the symptoms of schizophrenia.