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 #
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 #
Possible Immunity to Ketamine?, by Moker
Kareening Through the Kosmos, by Al
Me, My Brain, Ketamine, and a Miracle, by K-ally
Strings 'N' Things, by Psilo707
Cosmic Orgasm, by M.G.
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
MEDICAL USE #
Ketamine: Peril and Promise, by Andrew Sewell, MAPS Bulletin
[...] Radical form of treatment to escape a life of pain, Mar 2008, The Observer
Woman pins hopes on costly experimental treatment, Oct 22 2007, Journal Inquirer
The women who was saved by a rave drug - The Independent, Dec 06 2006
KETAMINE & DEPRESSION #
Millisecond Brain Signals Predict Response to Fast-Acting Antidepressant [Ketamine] - NIH News, Oct 2, 2008
Night club drug could ease depression: scientists - Science Daily, May 2, 2008
Drug may quickly lift depression, study says - Boston Globe, Aug 2006
Drug 'treats depression in hours' - BBC, Aug 2006
Ketamine appears to give speedy depression relief - Washington Post, Aug 2006
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
A review of the non-medical use of ketamine, by K. Jansen
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Drug Trip in the E.R., Time.com Dec 12 2007
Hope for new schizophrenia drugs - Telegraph (UK), Dec 6 2007
Ketamine replaces ecstasy as the drug of choice - The Independent, Jul 25 2007
Campbell River man says he saw God after accidental overdose, sues - 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
Ketamine Legalized for Pets After Animal Cruelty Protests - MosNews (Russia), Sep 2004
Police confiscate record ketamine haul at CKS airport - Taipei Times, Sep 2004
NON-ENGLISH RESOURCES #
DrugsInfoTeam : Ketamine (Nederlands)
Eve & Rave : Ketamin (Deutsch)
Ketamine: Qu'est-ce donc ? (FranÇais)