Ketamine Nasal Spray
WHAT IS KETAMINE?
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some
hallucinogenic effects. It distorts perceptions of sight
and sound and makes the user feel disconnected
and not in control. It is an injectable, short-acting
anesthetic for use in humans and animals. It is
referred to as a “dissociative anesthetic” because
it makes patients feel detached from their pain and
environment.
Ketamine can induce a state of sedation (feeling
calm and relaxed), immobility, relief from pain, and
amnesia (no memory of events while under the
influence of the drug).
It is abused for its ability to produce dissociative
sensations and hallucinations. Ketamine has also
been used to facilitate sexual assault.
WHAT IS ITS ORIGIN?
Ketamine is produced commercially in a number
of countries, including the United States. Most
of the ketamine illegally distributed in the United
States is diverted or stolen from legitimate sources,
particularly veterinary clinics, or smuggled into the
United States from Mexico.
Distribution of ketamine typically occurs among
friends and acquaintances, most often at raves,
nightclubs, and at private parties; street sales of
ketamine are rare.
How is it abused?
Ketamine, along with the other “club drugs,” has
become popular among teens and young adults at
dance clubs and “raves.” Ketamine is manufactured
commercially as a powder or liquid. Powdered
ketamine is also formed from pharmaceutical
ketamine by evaporating the liquid using hot plates,
warming trays, or microwave ovens, a process that
What is Ketamine?
Ketamine is also known as K, Ket, special K, Vitamin K, or horse tranquiliser.
Ketamine (ketamine hydrochloride) is a white powder, usually sold in ‘bumps’ or grams. A ‘bump’ is a small amount of powder which is snorted through a small glass inhaler called a bumper. Ketamine can also be swallowed, smoked, or injected.
Ketamine is commonly used by veterinarians to sedate animals such as horses. As with all drugs sold in powder form, ketamine may also be sold ‘cut’ (mixed) with other white powder substances which may or may not be harmful – people using this drug can never be 100% sure of what they’re getting.
What are the effects of Ketamine?
If snorted or ‘bumped’, ketamine takes effect within 5-10 minutes (longer if swallowed). Its effects can last for a couple of hours.
The effects of ketamine vary, but may include:
| Immediate | Long-term |
|---|---|
| Increased heart rate and body temperature | Dependence (see glossary) |
| Drowsiness | Problems with memory, attention, and decision making |
| Feeling of euphoria (a ‘high’) | Mental health problems |
| Loss of coordination | Ulcerative cystitis – symptoms include frequent and painful urination, cramps and involuntary urination. |
| Slurred speech | Intense abdominal pains known as ‘K-cramps’ |
| Feeling dizzy or faint | Kidney problems |
| Confusion and disorientation | |
| Numbness and a feeling of paralysis | |
| Nausea and vomiting | |
| Anxiety and panic attacks | |
| Hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren’t really there) | |
| Paranoia (feeling extremely suspicious and frightened) | |
| Psychosis (see glossary) | |
| An experience known as the ‘K-hole’ which is the feeling of being trapped in a state of detachment. This can be frightening | |
| Overdose |



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