Who uses ketamine? Who uses ketamine?

What does ketamine look like? What does ketamine look like?

What is ketamine? What is ketamine?

How is ketamine abused? How is ketamine abused?

What are the risks? What are the risks?

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What is ketamine?What does ketamine look like?How is ketamine abused?

Ketamine is an anesthetic that is

abused for its hallucinogenic properties. Its predominant legitimate use isas a veterinary anesthetic; however, ithas been approved for use with bothanimals and humans. Abuse of thedrug gained popularity when usersdiscovered that it produced effectssimilar to those associated with PCP.Because of its anesthetic properties,ketamine also reportedly has beenused by sexual predators to incapacitate their intended victims.

Ketamine generally is sold as either

a colorless, odorless liquid or as awhite or off-white powder.

In either its powder or liquid forms,

ketamine is mixed with beverages oradded to smokable materials such as

marijuana or tobacco. As a powder thedrug is snorted or pressed into tablets—often in combination with other drugssuch as 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, also known asecstasy). As a liquid, ketamine is injected;it often is injected intramuscularly.

Teenagers and young adults represent the majority of ketamine users.

According to the Drug Abuse WarningNetwork, individuals aged 12 to 25accounted for 74 percent of theketamine emergency departmentmentions in the United States in 2000.

Ketamine use among high school

students is a particular concern. Nearly3 percent of high school seniors in theUnited States used the drug at leastonce in the past year, according to theUniversity of Michigan’s Monitoring theFuture Survey.

Ketamine causes users to have distorted perceptions of sight and sound

and to feel disconnected and out ofcontrol. Use of the drug can impair anindividual’s senses, judgment, andcoordination for up to 24 hours afterthe drug is taken even though thedrug’s hallucinogenic effects usuallylast for only 45 to 90 minutes.

Use of ketamine has been associated

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Is ketamine illegal?

Yes, it is illegal to abuse ketamine.

Ketamine is a controlled substance.Specifically, it is a Schedule IIIsubstance under the ControlledSubstances Act. Schedule III drugs,which include codeine and anabolicsteroids, have less potential forabuse than Schedule I (heroin) orSchedule II (cocaine) drugs. However,abuse of Schedule III substancesmay lead to physical or psychologicaldependence on the drug.

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