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Ketamine
Street terms for
Ketamine: jet, super acid, Special "K", green, K, cat Valium1
What does Ketamine
look like?
- Ketamine comes
in a clear liquid and a white or off-white powder form.
How is Ketamine used?
- Ketamine is a
tranquilizer most commonly used on animals.
- The liquid form
can be injected, consumed in drinks, or added to smokable materials.
- The powder form
can be used for injection when dissolved.2
- In certain areas,
Ketamine is being injected intramuscularly.3
Who uses Ketamine?
- Ketamine, along
with the other "club drugs," has become popular among teens
and young adults at dance clubs and "raves."
How does Ketamine
get into the United States?
- Marketed as a
dissociative general anesthetic for human and veterinary use, the only
known source of Ketamine is via diversion of pharmaceutical products.
- Recent press reports
indicate that a significant number of veterinary clinics are being robbed
specifically for their Ketamine stock.
- DEA reporting
indicates that a major source of Ketamine in the United States is product
diverted from pharmacies in Mexico.4
How much does Ketamine
cost?
- Prices average
$20 to $25 per dosage unit.5
What are some consequences
of Ketamine use?
- Higher doses produce
an effect referred to as "K-Hole," an "out of body,"
or "near-death" experience.6
- Use of the drug
can cause delirium, amnesia, depression, and long-term memory and cognitive
difficulties. Due to its dissociative effect, it is reportedly used
as a date-rape drug.7
1Office
of National Drug Control Policy, Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug
Trade.
2Drug Enforcement Administration, Club
Drugs: An Update, September 2001.
3National Institute on Drug Abuse, Community
Drug Alert Bulletin: Club Drugs, December 1999.
4Drug Enforcement Administration, Club
Drugs: An Update, September 2001.
5Ibid.
6Ibid.
7Ibid.
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