# Why do some people get naked on PCP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 30, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-get-naked-on-pcp/620388 "2012-04-30T03:51:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-get-naked-on-pcp/620388/1 "2012-04-30T03:51:57Z")
I don’t know how often it happens, but when you see a cops style TV show where someone is naked and belligerent PCP is usually considered the first drug that would cause it. Alcohol, pot, heroin, coke, meth, lsd, etc. don’t seem to cause this problem. So what is that all about exactly? I read PCP makes you feel hot, combined with lowered inhibitions could lead to taking ones clothes off. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-get-naked-on-pcp/620388/2 "2012-04-30T03:55:16Z")
Amazingly enough, I never tried PCP back in the day. My understanding is, as you said, PCP can make one feel very hot so they are trying to cool down. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-get-naked-on-pcp/620388/3 "2012-04-30T05:49:34Z")
From reading [this link](http://alcoholism.about.com/od/lsd/a/pcp.htm) (possibly NSFW due to descriptions of drug use), it seems that a medium dose of PCP causes confusion, agitation, analgesia, fever, excessive salivation, delusions, schizophrenic-type behavior, paranoia, and disordered thinking. The fever + delusions would probably do it. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-get-naked-on-pcp/620388/4 "2012-04-30T06:10:00Z")
I’ve read that PCP and other drugs can cause a very unpleasant “crawling” feeling on your skin surface for some people. Possibly removing clothing is some peoples way to try and make that go away. ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-get-naked-on-pcp/620388/5 "2012-04-30T11:37:18Z")
I’ve tried it, twice. Back in the mid 70’s. Once mixed with pot, and once by itself. I decided that it felt like an evil thing and never wanted to do it a third time. I found that it changed my perception of physical reality in a very complete and seamless way, and also left me not caring. The memory is old now, of course, but I think I can’t imagine anything I would rule out doing while strongly under its influence. I didn’t do anything regrettable, but don’t think there was any big reason I didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-get-naked-on-pcp/620388/6 "2012-04-30T12:16:32Z")
Never done it, done other dissociatives. They cause a kind of warm flush a bit like a hot flash, in the summer or a hot climate it could be really uncomfortable. Also they always made me feel very robotic, sex or embarassment would not be concerns, which could explain the lack of modesty. \*Everyone responds differently to drugs. ---
**Author:** ![living\_in\_hell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-get-naked-on-pcp/620388/7 "2012-04-30T15:16:30Z")
Mimics psychotic episode. Hallucinations, delusions, total disconnect from reality. They also think they can fly, and endure intense religious-based disordered thinking. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-get-naked-on-pcp/620388/8 "2012-05-02T02:44:34Z")
Even some legal pharmaceuticals may affect your perception of hot and cold. When prescribed Vicodin or similar drugs, I’ve noticed my extremities tend to feel chilly. ---
**Author:** ![living\_in\_hell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-get-naked-on-pcp/620388/9 "2012-05-02T02:46:55Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > Even some legal pharmaceuticals may affect your perception of hot and cold. When prescribed Vicodin or similar drugs, I’ve noticed my extremities tend to feel chilly. I hope I’m not setting myself up here for a bashing (a la crackhead thread), but I’ve seen lots of folks on opiates become quite sweaty. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-get-naked-on-pcp/620388/10 "2012-05-02T04:35:06Z")
I think a better question is: why does anyone **not** get naked while **not** on PCP? I just don’t get it!