Ketamine: Signs And Withdrawal Symptoms

Ketamine
was manufactured in the 1960s and was basically used as an anesthetic for the
casualties in the Vietnam War. Since then, it has been regularly used for war
injuries. When used in prescribed doses by doctors, Ketamine is mainly used as
a pain reliever, and to reduce convulsions. Researchers also say it improves
asthma and shrinks breast cancer cells. It is commonly used in veterinary
medicine as well.

 The reason why the drug is so addictive is because it
provides such feelings of hallucinations, euphoria, out of body experiences, and numbness, allowing a
person to completely detach themselves from reality. This is why it is
an extremely popular club drug for upon an overdose, users feel like they
are becoming transparent and start to experience different dimensions and
worlds. They feel like their bodies are turning into softer or harder
substances. They might start to think that they’re remembering experiences from
their past lives and become oblivious to their own identities. A lot of users
take the drug to reach the ‘K-hole’ stage, which is described to be
similar to near-death experiences. Such experiences allow people to perceive their consciousness
as floating above their bodies. Ketamine is tasteless, colorless, and a water soluble drug, which is taken by
injecting, inhaling, or ingesting via tablet or liquid forms.

Abusers often report of temporary paralysis on high
dosage. This is why it is also referred to as a ‘date rape drug’ for it reduces
physical sensations in people impairing their ability to move their limbs or
even talk. The drug can even alter visual perception for at least 24 hours. The
heartbeat of a person is also said to become extremely rapid and their body
temperature shoots up. This often leads to coma and death.