What is the drug Ketamine, effects and legal status

1. Ketamine
A NMDA Receptor Antagonists…

2. What is it?
Ketamine is a depressant,and has two forms,
“Special K ,” and the medical/tranquilizer
“Ketalar.” Ketamine was put on the street in the
60’s to replace PCP. Now an adapted version of
Ketamine is used for a strong anti-depressant,
and dissociative anesthetic for humans and
animals.

3. What’s it look and taste like?
Ketamine as an anesthetic looks like a clear,
odorless, tasteless liquid that is injected or
pressed into pill form.
Special K is a white powder similar to cocaine,
that is snorted or eaten. This pretty much an
evaporated compound of the liquid form of
Ketamine.

4. What’s it’s legal status?
If you are caught with Special K first time you get up to…
● 2.5 years in jail
LEVEL 3● 10 years in a State prison
CONTROLLED
● $10,000 fine
● $1,000 mandatory fine
SUBSTANCE
If you are caught with Special K again you get up to…
● 5-10 years in prison
● $25,000 fine
● $2,500 mandatory fine

5. What are Special K’s effects
Special K short term/side effects are…
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Delirium
Impaired attention span
High blood pressure
Depression
Impaired motor function
Bad dreams
Respiratory failure
Hallucinations
Separated from the body
Pleasant
Sensory attachment
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Dry mouth
Difficulty breathing
Nervousness
Nausea
Vomiting
Nightmares
Double vision
Muscle spasms
Near-death
experience
Feelings of being
paralyzed

6. How does it make you feel?
Ketamine makes you feel…
● In a K-hole (detached from body)
● Dream-like state
● Sensory detachment
● Depressed
● Scared (in a horror movie)

7. What are the long term effects?
The long terms/side effects of Ketamine are…
● Respiratory problems
● Heart damage
● Learning disabilities
● Amnesia
● Kills brain cells

8. What is the treatment plan?
The three step treatment plan is
● Detoxing
● Individual therapy
● Group therapy

9. Bibliography
www.recoverynow.com/ketamine.html
www.projectknow.com/research/ketamine/