Ketamine
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
K; Special K; Cat Tranquilizer
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Dissociative Anaesthetic; Psychedelic
CHEMICAL NAME
2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)-cyclohexanone
DESCRIPTION
Ketamine is a dissociative psychedelic used medically as a veterinary and human anaesthetic. It is one of the few addictive psychedelics and is associated with researcher John Lilly.
GENERAL INFORMATION #
HISTORY #
CHARACTERS #
HEALTH #
ASK EROWID ANSWERS #
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
KLUTS: Ketamine and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms - by Jon Hanna, Nov 2010
Ketamine Use and Health 2010: Erowid Micro Surveys - by Earth & Fire Erowid, Nov 2010
The Ketamine Konundrum - by James Kent
Metaprogramming From Within the Eye of the Storm - by James Kent
Ketamine Suggestions - by Raven
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
MEDIA COVERAGE #
China firms embroiled in ketamine scandal - Scrip World, Sep 2004
Ketamine : Trick or Treat? - The Face, June 1992
EXPERIENCES #
Is Ketamine an Entheogen?, by Raven
Dying and Meeting God, by Keta D
The S-Side of K, by Alex
Amazing First-time Experience in the K-hole, by Phaeton
K Hole Afterlife, by Farnacle the Barnacle...
BOOKS #
The Little Book of Ketamine - by K. Kelly
Ketamine: Dreams and Realities - by Karl Jansen
Journeys Into the Bright World - by M. Moore & H. Alltounian
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
PRIMARY RESOURCES #
MEDICAL USE #
Update on Ketamine in Palliative Care Settings- Neurocritic, Sep 7 2013
Ketamine: Peril and Promise - Andrew Sewell, 2007
KETAMINE & DEPRESSION #
'I can stop and breathe': the people taking ketamine for depression - Guardian, Jun 2017
Is Ketamine the Next Big Depression Drug? - Scientific American, Apr 2013
Why Ketamine Makes You Happy - Science, Jun 15 2011
Anesthetic Shows Promise for Bipolar Disorder - WebMD, Aug 2 2010
Millisecond Brain Signals Predict Response to Fast-Acting Antidepressant [Ketamine] - NIH, Oct 2, 2008
Drug may quickly lift depression, study says - Boston Globe, Aug 2006
Drug 'treats depression in hours' - BBC, Aug 2006
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
A review of the non-medical use of ketamine - by K. Jansen, 2001
Using Ketamine to Induce the Near Death Experience - K. Jansen, 1996
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Thai cave rescue: The drug that allowed boys to survive rescue mission - Star Tribune, Jun 15 2018
- , The New Zealand Herald, Jul 12 2018At urging of Minneapolis police, Hennepin EMS workers subdued dozens with a powerful sedative - Star Tribune, Jun 15 2018/div>
Ketamine's Split Personality: Risky Club Drug, Effective Anesthetic - New York Times, Jun 16, 2018
All About the Psychedelic Club Drug Being Used to Treat Depression - Health, Nov 4 2015
Could ketamine become the next great depression drug? - Aljazeera America, Feb 12 2015
Why is there a ketamine drought? - MixMag, Jul 18 2014
How An Unlikely Drug Helps Some Children Consumed By Fear - NPR, Mar 25, 2013
Chronic ketamine use kills bladder cells - New Scientist, June 15 2011
'Worrying Link' Between Ketamine Use And Severe Bladder Problems - Medical News Today, Jun 7 2009
Drug Trip in the E.R. - Time.com, Dec 12 2007
Campbell River man says he saw God after accidental overdose, sues - DoseNation from Vancouver Sun, Apr 12 2007
Ketamine linked to bladder, kidney dysfunction - Reuters, Jun 21 2001
Government moves to control ketamine - The Guardian (UK), May 2005
Police confiscate record ketamine haul at CKS airport - Taipei Times, Sep 2004