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A - Z of Drugs

Spotlight on drugs

To find out more about the risks, effects, group & classification of a drug, click on one from the list below…


ANABOLIC STEROIDS
CANNABIS
COCAINE
ECSTASY
GASES, GLUES AND AEROSOLS (solvents)
GHB
HEROIN
KETAMINE

KETAMINE

NAME IT

Special K, vitamin K, K

THE EFFECTS

  • Ketamine makes users feel that the mind has been separated from the body. This creates 'out of body' and hallucinatory experiences for up to three hours.
  • Like LSD, the effects are influenced by the user's mood and environment.
  • During this time, a user may be physically unable to move.

THE RISKS

  • As ketamine numbs the body, users risk serious injury without feeling pain.
  • The effects can be very alarming if the user isn't expecting them.
  • Excessive doses carry some risk of breathing problems and heart failure.
  • Ketamine is VERY DANGEROUS when mixed with alcohol and other drugs.
  • The long-term effects of recreational use of ketamine are still not really known.

Class: Ketamine is a prescription only medicine. You could be prosecuted for supplying it and that includes to friends.

Group: HALLUCINOGENS

LSD (acid)
MAGIC MUSHROOMS
POPPERS (alkyl nitrites)
SPEED (amphetamines)
TRANQUILLISERS