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.
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