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Ketamine65Figure 6.2 The chemical structure of ketamine (top) is relatedto the psychedelic PCP (bottom). Both chemicals produce stronghallucinations and psychedelic effects. However, while the effectsof ketamine may only last an hour, the effects of PCP can lastseveral hours after the drug is taken.Higher doses of ketamine (more than 100 milligrams)produce more profound psychological effects, sometimesknown as the “K-Hole.” Here, users often experience “outof-body”or “near-death” experiences, where they feel like
66DESIGNER DRUGSthey are floating high above and looking down on theirown body, or traveling through a dark tunnel toward abright light. They may also lose their sense of time—thepassage of time may appear to be slowed or even stopped. Itis for these reasons that ketamine is known as a “dissociative”drug—the user feels “disassociated” and detachedfrom his or her own body and consciousness. These dissociativeexperiences can also be quite frightening and resultin a “bad trip,” similar to that experienced by some LSDusers. Higher doses of ketamine can also produce profoundmemory loss, feelings of depression, confusion, delirium,and paranoia. Motor abilities may be severelyimpaired, and the user may feel as if he or she is unable tomove or talk. Occasionally, users of high doses of ketaminecan become violent when they feel an exaggerated senseof strength and invulnerability.Physical effects of high doses of ketamine includedecreased respiration and heart rate, increased blood pressure,and the possibility of vomiting and convulsions. These can leadto cardiac and respiratory arrest, coma, and death. The risk ofketamine overdose is much greater when it is mixed with otherdrugs such as alcohol, Ecstasy, caffeine, or cocaine. Overdosesof ketamine have been reported when people “boost” thedrug (take another dose before the first dose wears off) toprolong its psychedelic effects.Since ketamine is an anesthetic, most users report profoundfeelings of numbness. Ketamine users can easily burnthemselves on a stove or lamp while on the drug and not evenknow it.Ketamine is rapidly metabolized by the body, so the hallucinogeniceffects of ketamine wear off within an hour or soafter taking the drug. However, users say they often experiencerepeated “flashbacks,” or sudden memories of the visions or feelingsexperienced while on the drug. These flashbacks can persistfor days, weeks, months, or even a year after a particular trip.
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