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Ketamine
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What does it look like
K, Ket, Special K, Kit-Kat
What does it look like?/Street Names
How is it used
Ketamine can be taken in a powder like substance, injected into a muscle, or be in a pill like form.
Effects
Effects of the body
Effects on the body
- heart problems
- psychosis
- brain damage
- seizures
Organs:
- Effects your bladder
- upper intestines
- stomach
- hallucinations
- confusion
- dissoclation
- euphoria
- immobility
- slowed breathing
- difficulty speaking
- floating sensation
Classification
Classification
Ketamine is classified as a general anesthetic and sedative. Anesthetic refers to a medication that results in a lack of sensation or feeling, which is what you want if you are having surgery.
Symptoms of withdrawal
After a long time use, you may experience a psychological dependance of the drug.
withdrawal
- agitation
- confusion
- loss of motor skills
- rage
- nausea
- decrease in respiratory and cardiac functions
- shakes
- insomnia
- hearing loss
- fatigue
Religious uses?
History
From the late 1990s onward, ketamine use among young persons in Hong Kong grew rapidly becoming the drug of choice. many European countries report increased use among dance-goers from the late 1990s onwards, with seven countries reporting for 2006 lifetime use ranging from 6.7% in the Czech Republic to 10.8% in Italy, 16.4% in France to 20.9%
History of the drug
1962
Created by Dr Calvin
Stevens
1970
US Food and Drug Administration approved for human use
History of the drug
1966
Patented for Animal and Human use
1999
Was Classified as a Schedule III
Illegal
Illegal
Ketamine is illegal to abuse, Ketamine is a controlled substance. Specifically, it is a Schedule III substance under the Controlled Substances Act. Schedule III drugs, which include codeine and anabolic steroids, have less potential for abuse than Schedule I (heroin) or Schedule II (cocaine) drugs.
What Schedule?
Schedule
It was classified as a Schedule III on August 22,1999. If you abuse a Schedule 3, you may still experience moderate physical dependence or high psychological dependence, but, in general, Schedule 3 drugs have less potential for abuse than Schedule 1 or 2 drugs do. Schedule 3 drugs are often prescribed for medical purposes.
How its made
dl 2-(0-chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino) cyclohexanone hydrochloride
It is usually used for anesthesia during surgerys.
Origin
Origin
origin
First created by Dr. Calvin Stevens in 1962. Parke Davis patented ketamine for both human and animal use in 1966. It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for human use in 1970. It became most commonly administered on the battlefield in the Vietnam war.
Facts
Facts
- Research shows that as many as 75% of Ketamine users are aged 12-25 years old
- It takes 14-18 hours to fully leave your system
- It can be detectable in a urine test for up 14 days and a hair follicle for up to 90 days.
Sources
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2744071/
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/302663.php
- https://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/prescription/ketamine.html
- https://www.justice.gov/archive/ndic/pubs4/4769/#illegal