Ketamine Powder

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.

ketamine uses 

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

results in the formation of crystals, which are then
ground into powder.
What are common street names?
Common street names include:
• Cat Tranquilizer, Cat Valium, Jet K, Kit Kat, Purple,
Special K, Special La Coke, Super Acid, Super K, and
Vitamin K

What is its legal status in the United States?
Since the 1970s, ketamine has been marketed
in the United States as an injectable, short-acting
anesthetic for use in humans and animals. In 1999,
ketamine, including its salts, isomers and salts
of isomers, became a Schedule III non-narcotic
substance under the Controlled Substances Act.
It currently has accepted medical uses for shortterm sedation and anesthesia. In addition, in 2019,
FDA approved the S(+) enantiomer of ketamine
(esketamine) nasal spray version (Spravato®) for
treatment-resistant depression that is only available
at a certified doctor’s office or clinic. Ketamine has
the potential for abuse, which may lead to moderate
or low physical dependence or high psychological
dependence.

What are its overdose effects?
An overdose can cause unconsciousness and
dangerously slowed breathing.
Which drugs cause similar effects?
Other hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD, PCP, and
mescaline can cause hallucinations. There are also
several drugs such as GHB, Rohypnol®, and other
depressants that are misused for their amnesiac or
sedative properties to facilitate sexual assault