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Increase Your Awareness with Basic Facts about Ketamine
Nikki and Anne Heart ♥ October 13, 2026
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General Information You Need to Know
What is ketamine:
- Ketamine is in a group of psychoactive drugs known as club drugs.
- Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects.
- Ketamine distorts the perception of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in control.
Street Names
- Cat Tranquilizer
- Cat Valium
- Jet K, Kit Kat
- Purple
- Special K
- Special La Coke
- Super Acid
- Super K
- Vitamin K
How is it used?
• Injected
• Liquid injected or mixed with liquids
• Powder that is snorted or smoked
Club drugs:
- Act on the central nervous system and can cause changes in mood, awareness, and behavior.
- These drugs are most often used by young adults at bars, concerts, nightclubs, and parties.
- Club drugs, like most drugs, have nicknames that change over time or are different in areas of the country.
What are the different types of club drugs?
The most commonly used types of club drugs include:
- MDMA (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine), also called Ecstasy and Molly
- GHB (Gamma-hydroxybutyrate), also known as G and Liquid Ecstasy
- Ketamine, also known as Special K and K
- Rohypnol, also known as Roofies
- Methamphetamine, also known as Speed, Ice, and, Meth
- LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide), also known as Acid
Some of these drugs are approved for certain medical uses. Other uses of these drugs are misuse.
What are date rape drugs?
Date rape drugs are any type of drug or alcohol used to make sexual assault easier. Someone could put one in your drink when you are not looking. Or you may be drinking alcohol or taking a drug, and a person may make it stronger without you knowing.
Club drugs are also sometimes used as “date rape” drugs. These drugs are very powerful. They can affect you very quickly, and you might not know that something is wrong. The length of time that the effects last varies. It depends on how much of the drug is in your body and if the drug is mixed with other drugs or alcohol. Alcohol can make the effects of drugs even stronger and can cause serious health problems – even death.
Are there steps I can take to protect myself from date rape drugs?
To try to avoid date rape drugs,:
- Never leave your drink unattended
- Don’t accept drinks from other people
- If drinking from a can or bottle, open your drink yourself
- Look out for your friends, and ask them to look out for you
Health risks of using ketamine:
- Headache.
- Dizziness.
- Sleepiness.
- Feeling strange or “loopy.”
- Difficulty speaking.
- Numbness.
- Blurred vision.
- Nausea.
Long-term, heavy use of ketamine is associated with memory problems, depression, anxiety, abdominal pain, and ketamine-induced uropathy, a condition that causes symptoms like those of a urinary tract infection.
Is ketamine addictive?
People who use ketamine may develop a ketamine use disorder.
Approved treatments:
There are currently no FDA-approved medications to treat ketamine use disorder. There are behavioral treatments for substance use disorders, such as cognitive behavioral therapy and contingency management.
Sources used:
- National Institute of Health, National Institute of Drug Abuse, Club Drugs, accessed October 9, 2026.
- Get Smart About Drugs, Ketamine, accessed October 9, 2026.
- National Institute on Drug abuse, Ketamine, accessed October 9, 2026.
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