Ketamine

Ketamine was originally designed as an anaesthetic and is still sometimes used for this purpose in hospitals. Ketamine tends to come as a liquid but can also be cooked down to a powder for snorting. It can be snorted, swallowed or injected.

OTHER NAMES:

K, Special K, ket, kitkat, super K or wobble.

FACTS TO KNOW:

• Ketamine can make people feel ‘floaty’ and disconnected from reality.
• Some people experience euphoria, and increased heart rate and visual hallucinations.
• Ketamine can also make people have slurred speech, loss of coordination and motor skills.
• The term ‘K-Hole’ is used in when a large dose is used that cause’s intense mind-body dissociation.
• Large doses or mixing with depressants can cause difficulty breathing, seizures, or inability to be roused or woken.
• An ambulance should be called if anything like this happens to you or someone else.

DURATION

• The effects of Ketamine can last for 1-2 hours.
• Onset of effects are within 5-15 minutes.
• The peak of the effects can usually be felt within 20-60 minutes.

STAYING AS SAFE AS YOU CAN:

• Avoid taking other drugs when using ketamine, especially depressants like alcohol, benzos or GHB
• Start small and assess its strength and your sensitivity
• Wait at least 2 hours to re-dose.
• Never use alone
• Use in a safe environment with people you trust and someone experienced or sober.

This is only a little bit of information check out Harm Reduction Victoria’s fact sheet for heaps more info.