Ketamine Addiction

Ketamine is an extremely powerful anaesthetic that can have dangerous effects on anyone using it. Medically it is used on animals so that they can be operated on. You can probably imagine the power of a drug that is used to knock out a horse and then think about what consumption of it would do to a human being. Ketamine that is produced legally for use with animals is injected as a liquid form but illicit ketamine comes in powder form to be snorted through the nose, or as pills.

Being an anaesthetic, ketamine depresses your central nervous system to the extent that you lose many of the sensations that you take for granted. Often simply referred to as K, ketamine affects users for about an hour or so, during which time they can experience hallucinations and alterations in their perceptions of time and what is going on around them. This can lead to panic attacks and anxiety, effects which often become long lasting in regular users.

Although only a class C substance in British law, being caught with ketamine can still carry a custodial sentence. It is not addictive in the way that cocaine and heroin are, but many users find themselves in a cycle of increasing use because they cannot get the same effects as before without taking more ketamine.

Users of ketamine have suffered serious injuries in the past without knowing it because they are unable to sense the pain that would, in normal circumstances, alert them to what has happened. High doses of ketamine have led to heart attacks and comas as users have literally been knocked out. Some users report the physical inability to move when under the influence of ketamine which is not a good situation to be in, especially if you are away from your home.

Ketamine has the potential to seriously harm users, especially those who do so regularly. Admitting that you have a problem is paramount and your doctor or local drugs advisory service will be able to help you. It is always better to share your problem with trained professionals to break the damaging habit; it’s much easier than trying to tackle it by yourself.