angel dust

NOUN

phencyclidine, pcp

Synonyms

WEAK

Aurora Borealis angel hair angel mist black whack crystal cyclones devil dust dummy dust embalming fluid hallucinogen horse tranquilizer jet fuel magic dust rocket fuel star dust

Example Sentences

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Friends said that before his death, Mr. Prude had begun to rely more heavily on the drug PCP, also known as angel dust, which can cause erratic behavior.

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His brother said Mr. Prude was high on PCP, also known as angel dust, and officers found him incoherent and naked in the street.

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That account hardened when the police chief in Rochester, N.Y., told the mayor that a man in custody was in the hospital after taking PCP, or angel dust.

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But for months, the police in Rochester treated the case as a drug overdose after PCP, or angel dust, was found in his bloodstream.

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“This administration seems to think it’s all of a sudden going to go away, like angel dust is going to be sprayed around,” Mr. Biden said of the health crisis and its economic reverberations.

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