Date Rape Drugs       Ketamine

About Ketamine AKA: K, Special K, Ket, Vitamin K, Vit K, Kit Kat, Keller, Kelly's Day, Green, Blind Squid, Cat Valium, Purple, Special la Coke, Super Acid, Super C. Slang for experiences related to ketamine or effects of ketamine include, "k-hole," "K-land," "baby food," and "God." What is Ketamine? Ketamine was developed as a tranquilizer, or anesthetic, for veterinarians to use on animals. It was approved for animal and human use in 1970. On occasion, the drug has been used to treat children with major burns. K is legal only for these uses.NIDA There is some illegal use among teens and young adults, at raves and in clubs. Club drugs are a popular topic in the media lately. What does it look like? Ketamine is a liquid, but most users let it evaporate into a white powder, then snort it. If you were to inject it, you'd lose control of your muscles before finishing the injection. Because it's usually in white powder form, K is often confused with cocaine or crystal Occasionally people pass it off as Ecstasy, or mix it with caffeine. What does it do? Ketamine has many different effects, depending on who's using it, what else is in their bodies, what their state of mind is at the time, etc. In most cases, users experience hallucinations and disconnection from everything around them. They also feel numbness in the hands and feet, and loss of muscle control. In other words, they zone out, and sometimes pass out. Occasionally they'll vomit and convulse. In some cases, people have been known to go into a coma. A full gram of K can kill you. People on K can't really talk, and they feel no pain. These sensations can last up to an hour from a single dose, and a great deal longer for bigger doses. And flashbacks can happen up to a year later. Who takes it? K is mostly a club drug--and most people who use it also use other drugs at the same time, like Ecstasy, cocaine,crystal, and marijuana.