Desoxyphencyclidine

Desoxyphencyclidine, commonly known by its colloquial name devil dust, is a hybridized form of the psychostimulant methamphetamine and the dissociative drug phencyclidine, also known as PCP. Devil dust is known for producing powerful hallucinogenic effects while boosting the user’s physical strength and endurance. It is characterized by its black color, crystalline structure, and smoky, faintly sulfuric aroma. The drug is commonly ingested by crushing the crystals into a fine powder and inhaling either through the nose or mouth.

=Structure=

The chemical structure of devil dust appears to be a molecule of its constituent parts, crystal meth and PCP, joined together by sharing a carbon chain between them. This would normally be impossible, as the two separate molecules would not be able to share the chain in such a manner. While traditional chemistry is at a loss to explain the construction of the drug, scientists in the so-called “secret world” have determined that the two drugs are bonded together by the substance known as Filth. The Filth acts as a molecular bonding agent, replacing part of the carbon chain and linking to the individual structures of the two constituent parts, creating a new molecule.

=Effects=

When ingested normally, devil dust takes effect almost immediately, producing powerful, extremely vivid hallucinations and augmenting the user’s senses of anger and paranoia. Approximately thirty seconds to a minute after the initial hit, the user’s physical strength increases enormously, doubling to possibly quadrupling. Additionally, the user becomes increasingly resistant to pain and other toxins. These augmentations combine into extremely violent episodes as the user fights off their hallucinated enemies, often imprinting onto objects and people and causing large amounts of damage to both.

As the user continues to take devil dust, they become more susceptible to infection by the Filth, eventually becoming one of the Infected. Overdosing on devil dust has been observed to cause this transformation almost instantly in non-users. Prolonged usage also increases the user’s muscle mass, sometimes dramatically, causing them to become even more dangerous when in the midst of a hit.

=History=

Devil dust first started appearing in major cities in 2009. While it was unable to supplant the large markets for crystal meth or other psychotropics, sale of devil dust increased as its effects became more widely known. Warlords in third-world countries began importing the drug to give to conscripts before sending them out to fight, with such troops becoming known as “Dustmen” or “the Devil’s Soldiers”. As the true nature of the drug became evident, the Council of Venice and its affiliated organizations began seeking out sources and distributors of the drug. Unfortunately, in the lead-up to the Tokyo incident of 2012, devil dust production surged, and the Council was hard-pressed to stop its flow while handling Filth outbreaks across the globe. As a result, devil dust has become readily available in almost all major cities, and usage of the drug rises steadily in most markets.