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Jorge Esteban Science Communication Assignment Dr. Sean Zdenek Com 3633

http://lonestar.utsa.edu/jesteban/ketamine.htm. Jorge Esteban Science Communication Assignment Dr. Sean Zdenek Com 3633. 1. What is Ketamine?. Ketamine Hydrocholide is one of the most popular “dance drugs” used by the nightclub and rave communities.

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Jorge Esteban Science Communication Assignment Dr. Sean Zdenek Com 3633

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  1. http://lonestar.utsa.edu/jesteban/ketamine.htm Jorge Esteban Science Communication Assignment Dr. Sean Zdenek Com 3633 1

  2. What is Ketamine? • Ketamine Hydrocholide is one of the most popular “dance drugs” used by the nightclub and rave communities. • Belongs to a class of drugs called "dissociative anaesthetics," which separate perception from sensation. • Comes as a liquid in small pharmaceutical bottles, and is most often cooked into a white powder for snorting. 2

  3. What is Ketamine? • Ketamine is also used by veterinarians as a tranquilizer for large mammals. 3

  4. What are its effects? • At lower doses, similar to nitrous oxide. • Higher doses produce a hallucinogenic effect; may cause the user to feel very far away from their body. • Often referred to as entering a "K-hole" and has been compared to a near death experience with sensations of rising above one's body. • While in a K-hole it is very difficult to move. 4

  5. What is the dosage? • Most people snort small lines or "bumps". Effects come on within 5 to 10 minutes. • 100mg is usually enough to enter a K-hole. • If liquid is injected, less is needed to enter a K-hole. • If swallowed, the effects come on in 10 - 20 minutes. • Occasionally ketamine is sold in a capsule as "Ecstasy”. 5

  6. What are the risks? • Low doses can increase heart-rate. Higher doses depress consciousness and breathing. • K is extremely dangerous to combine with alcohol, Valium or GHB. • Frequent use can cause disruptions in consciousness, neuroses. • Ketamine can cause psychological dependence. 6

  7. Ketamine Sites • www.DanceSafe.org (most informative drug site) • www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/ketamine.htm • www.mindspring.com/~scottr/nde/_ketamine.html (K and NDEs) • http://www.ketamine.net/trip_reports/ • http://serendipity.magnet.ch/dmt/ket89.html (Report on a Ketamine experience) 7

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