ketamines

Horse tranquilizer variants

Ketamines is the plural of ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic used in medicine and veterinary practice.

At lower doses, ketamine produces hallucinations and a sense of detachment from the body, making it popular as a recreational drug: The partygoers were on ketamines.

Street names include K, special K, and vitamin K.

anesthetic

dissociative

Characterized by mental detachment

induction · intubation · procedural · emergence · dosing · infusion · IV · intramuscular · analgesic · operating room

veterinary

horse tranquilizer

Drug sedating large livestock

large animal · capture · darting · equine · zoo · cat · dog · exotic · analgesia · premedication

psychiatric

depression

Prolonged low state

rapid-acting · neuroplasticity · glutamate · therapy · mental health · mood disorder · clinical trial · remission · psychotherapy · maintenance dose

recreational

K-hole

Dissociative state from ketamine

  • dissociationMental separation from surroundings
  • clubbingVisiting nightclubs for entertainment
  • raveEnthusiastic praise or nightlong dance

psychedelic · hallucinogen · trip · wonky · bladder damage · party drug · snorting · insufflation · harm reduction · tolerance

Opposites
drug mechanism/effect

ketaminesstimulants

Agents that heighten arousal

amphetamines · cocaine · methamphetamine · caffeine · uppers

consciousness alteration direction

ketaminesstimulants

Agents that heighten arousal

caffeine pills · smelling salts · nootropics · ephedrine · pseudoephedrine

medical legitimacy spectrum

ketaminesherbal remedies

Plant-based medicinal preparations

traditional remedies · placebos · aspirin · acetaminophen · ibuprofen

Phrases
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated PG-13