Drug Intervention Information: Ketamine
Mostly used for veterinary use, ketamine is an anesthetic known as “special K” or “vitamin K.” Certain doses of it can cause vivid hallucinations and dream like states. A user can snort or mix ketamine in liquids, but its most common use is to be injected into the muscle. Ketamine causes disassociation, so that users have no concept of their bodies and view themselves as one with the universe. Users consider this alleged transcendental space as the”K hole”. Studies have shown that the greater the drug’s power to produce a new reality, the greater its hold on the user. Ketamine users quickly become ketamine abusers.
Abuse
Abuse of ketamine means the “self-inflicted maltreatment, injury or damage to oneself with ketamine.” This damage includes the physical as well as social and financial effects on this person. The far-reaching destruction will reach friends, family, co-workers and others in the social sphere of the addict. People in the addict’s life can become victims, but are often enablers of the behavior, by allowing it to continue.
Addiction and Dependency
Ketamine dependency is when the body develops both a physical and psychological need for ketamine. Other symptoms often present are increased tolerance as well as withdrawal. The addict often times wants to rid him or herself of their addiction, but without professional help, a premature death is more probable.
Intervention
Just by reading this, you are closer to finding help for a loved one. The next step is to call for assistance from a professional interventionist. Calls are confidential and anonymous. Please call Intervention Authority at 1 (877) 627-0384 (toll-free) or 1 (949) 636-1268 (outside the United States). You can also email us at info@interventionauthority.com.
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