… abuse trend of ketamine increasing globally, and it became a common club drug over the
past few decades. Of note, recreational use of ketamine … , we discuss ketamine abuse history. …

… In this chapter, we discuss ketamine abuse from past to present. … and the abuse potential
of ketamine. Ketamine is a noncompetitive N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist. …

… ketamine is known as a powerful psychostimulant. During the past decade, ketamine has
been one of the commonly abused … Although ketamine is a controlled substance, its abuse has …

… review could provide some first insights into potential effects of prolonged recreational
ketamine use which may inform clinicians better about the risks associated with ketamine abuse. …

… Next, we assessed the behavioral effects of (S)-ketamine and (R)-ketamine in three standard
behavioral procedures commonly used to assess the behavioral effects of drugs that are …

… ketamine. We investigated the association between ketamine abuse and the mechanism of
its … These results would help us to better understand ketamine usage, ketamine abuse effects …

… The burden of ketamine abuse lies heavily in the group aged … , ketamine was the most
commonly abused psychotropic drug during 2008–2014. Methamphetamine surpassed ketamine …

… ketamine and/or its analogues as reported in the scientific literature, providing material to
investigate if ketamine is safe in a therapeutic context, particularly in its … prescribe ketamine for …

… Although subanesthetic-dose ketamine was first studied for its antidepressant effects, its
varied pharmacological actions suggested that it could also be effective in other …

… Considering the findings above, we suggest that the co-abuse of ketamine plus ethanol by
misusers may elicit cirrhosis, as well as increase collagen fibers in the liver [61,62] (Figure 1B)…