Journey through the K-hole: phenomenological aspects of ketamine use
L Muetzelfeldt, SK Kamboj, H Rees, J Taylor… - Drug and alcohol …, 2008 - Elsevier
Although recreational use of the dissociative anaesthetic drug ketamine is currently
increasing, little is known about the phenomenological aspects of its use. We therefore …
increasing, little is known about the phenomenological aspects of its use. We therefore …
Patterns of use and harms associated with non-medical ketamine use
P Dillon, J Copeland, K Jansen - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2003 - Elsevier
Aim: To (1) identify current patterns of non-medical ketamine use; and (2) identify potential
harms associated with non-medical ketamine use. Design: Cross sectional survey of lifetime …
harms associated with non-medical ketamine use. Design: Cross sectional survey of lifetime …
Illicit use of ketamine in Scotland
PJ Dalgarno, D Shewan - Journal of psychoactive drugs, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
Semistructured interviews were carried out with 20 illicit users of ketamine in Scotland.
Participants had used a wide range of illegal drugs. Scottish drug agencies reported limited …
Participants had used a wide range of illegal drugs. Scottish drug agencies reported limited …
Ketamine: from medicine to misuse
K Wolff, AR Winstock - CNS drugs, 2006 - Springer
This review describes the medical, research and recreational uses of ketamine, an
anaesthetic derivative of phencyclidine that has dissociative, analgesic and psychedelic …
anaesthetic derivative of phencyclidine that has dissociative, analgesic and psychedelic …
Ketamine abuse
JW Dotson, DL Ackerman, LJ West - Journal of Drug Issues, 1995 - journals.sagepub.com
Ketamine was developed in the 1960s and promoted as a dissociative anesthetic because
of its ability to induce a lack of responsive awareness not only to pain but to the general …
of its ability to induce a lack of responsive awareness not only to pain but to the general …
Ketamine use: a review
CJA Morgan, HV Curran… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Ketamine remains an important medicine in both specialist anaesthesia and aspects of
pain management. At the same time, its use as a recreational drug has spread in many parts …
pain management. At the same time, its use as a recreational drug has spread in many parts …
To use or not to use: an update on licit and illicit ketamine use
JH Li, B Vicknasingam, Y Cheung, W Zhou… - Substance abuse and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Ketamine, a derivative of phencyclidine that was developed in the 1960s, is an anesthetic
and analgesic with hallucinogenic effects. In this paper, the pharmacological and …
and analgesic with hallucinogenic effects. In this paper, the pharmacological and …
Beyond the K‐hole: a 3‐year longitudinal investigation of the cognitive and subjective effects of ketamine in recreational users who have substantially reduced their …
CJA Morgan, L Monaghan, HV Curran - Addiction, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic that is also a drug of abuse. Previous
studies have demonstrated persisting episodic and semantic memory impairments in …
studies have demonstrated persisting episodic and semantic memory impairments in …
A review of the nonmedical use of ketamine: use, users and consequences
KLR Jansen - Journal of psychoactive drugs, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic with an accepted place in human medicine. Ketamine
also has psychedelic properties, and there has been a recent increase in nonmedical use …
also has psychedelic properties, and there has been a recent increase in nonmedical use …
Ketamine use, cognition and psychological wellbeing: a comparison of frequent, infrequent and ex‐users with polydrug and non‐using controls
CJA Morgan, L Muetzelfeldt, HV Curran - Addiction, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Preliminary research has indicated that recreational ketamine use may be
associated with marked cognitive impairments and elevated psychopathological symptoms …
associated with marked cognitive impairments and elevated psychopathological symptoms …