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Ketamine
Synonyms | The most common synonyms are:
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Classification | Central nervous system disruptor, dissociative anesthetic:
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Mechanism of action |
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Desired effects sought by the user
- Euphoria (heightened sense of well-being)
- Floating sensation (dissociative effect)
- Hallucinations
- Insensivity to pain
- Spiritual journeys
Common toxic effects
- Altered state of consciousness
- Blurred vision
- Confusion
- Decreased respiratory rate
- Dizziness
- Drowsiness
- Fever
- Hypertension (increased blood pressure)
- Impaired motor coordination
- Insensivity to pain
- Memory loss
- Muscular rigidity
- Nausea/vomiting
- Nose bleeds
- Numbness in the extremities
- Slurred speech
- Tachycardia (increased heart rate)
- Thought disorder
- Unpleasant taste
Overdose effects
- Coma
- Death
- Paralysis
- Prolonged sedation
- Respiratory depression
- Seizures
- Stroke
Effects associated with chronic use (using ≥3 times/week)
- Colicky abdominal pain (K cramps)
- Depression
- Kidney damage
- Severe urinary tract infection
Tolerance (need to increase the dose to feel the same effect)
Yes.
Addiction
Possible.
Withdrawal
Possible. A user may experience the following symptoms: anxiety, tremors, sweating, palpitations, depression, flashbacks.
Route of administration | Onset of action | Duration of action |
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Ingested | 5 to 20 minutes | 90 minutesThe effect can last a few hours |
Snorted | A few minutes | 45 to 60 minutes |
Injected intramuscularly | A few minutes | 60 minutes |
Injected into a vein | 10 minutes |
Intoxication management
- No antidote available
- Treatment is mainly symptomatic
Many different street drugs are sold under the same name. Furthermore, nothing guarantees the quantity, purity or even the content of a street drug in spite of the fact that it may, in some cases, look like medication.
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