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Street name: K, Special K. Street use: By mouth, sniffing, smoking or by injection. Therapeutic use: Used as an anaesthetic, most commonly in emergency surgery. Drug effect: An anaesthetic with analgesic (pain killing) and hallucinogenic properties. Takes between 30 seconds and twenty minutes to take effect depending on how it is administered. Drug effects, which include cocaine – like ‘rush’, loss of muscular co-ordination and LSD-like hallucinations. Street form: Clear liquid or white powder. Dependency: Yes (psychological). Withdrawal: There are no physical withdrawal symptoms but heavy users report a strong psychological dependency. Long-term use: Information on the long-term use of Ketamine is limited. LSD ‘flashbacks’ have been reported, together with loss of appetite and weight loss. Overdose risk: No deaths have been reported. However, as with any anaesthetic, inhalation of vomit (after eating) is a serious risk if doses sufficient to induce anaesthesia are taken. Legal status: From January 2006 Ketamine became a Class 'C' controlled drug. | ||||||
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