Ketamine
Drug: Ketamine
Street names: K, Special K, Vitamin K, Kit Kat,
Green, Ket
Similar drugs: PCP (Angel Dust)
Drug type: Dissociative - which means it blocks
signals to your brain and feels like your conscious and unconscious
minds aren't connected.
Legal status: Ketamine is a class C drug. The
maximum sentence for possessing it is two years in prison. The
maximum for dealing is 14 years in prison, plus receive a
hefty fine.
What is it? Ketamine is a powerful anaesthetic. It
is used legally in animal and human medicine to make people
unconscious before an operation. It can come as a white
powder, or in tablet or liquid form.
How it can make you feel: It can make you feel
energetic and high at first. It speeds up your heart rate and
increases your blood pressure. Some people can have 'out of body
experiences' (sometimes called 'k-holing') or hallucinations.
Because ketamine blocks your nerves, it can make you feel numb
causing temporary loss of feeling, and affect your coordination. It
can also make you feel and be sick. All of these effects depend on
how much you take. The more you take the more effects you will
experience.
The risks: Feeling numb or 'detached' from reality
means you're more likely to have an accident. You could also lose
consciousness and choke on your own vomit. Ketamine can cause
flashbacks and memory problems too.
If you mix Ketamine with other drugs, particularly depressant
drugs, your body could shut down completely: your heart and
breathing could stop.
Ketamine image courtesy of Talk to Frank, Crown Copyright.
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