A student of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) reported on social networks that she was drugged with ketamine for veterinary use in a cafeteria located in the vicinity of University City, this Wednesday. For this reason, the Health Protection Agency of the Government of Mexico City closed the business.
But what is ketamine?
Ketamine is a non-volatile anesthetic agent that was synthesized in 1962 and was marketed three years later as an anesthetic under the names “Ketalin”of “Ketalar” and “Ketina” for human use and “Ketase” for veterinary useindicates an article published in the specialized magazine Primary Care.
It is a translucent liquid and is a fat-soluble derivative of phencyclidine (PCP). It is used clinically as general anestheticis considered a anesthetic tame and often used in pediatrics and geriatrics. However, the US National Drug Intelligence Center notes that its main legitimate use is as veterinary anesthetic.
Psychedelic effects of ketamine
The psychodysleptic characteristics of the so-called “Keta” were discovered after a large number of recipients reported what they felt when leaving the anesthesia. In it illicit marketthe ketamine It can come in many other forms: colorless liquid, white powder (white crystals), tablets or capsules, so it is possible to use it by different routes of administration: intravenous, intramuscular (liquid), rectal (liquid), nasal (powder), “smoked” pulmonary (powder) and oral (liquid, tablet, capsules).
This substance is appreciated by consumers for its ability to combine hypnotic, analgesic and amnesic effectswithout loss of consciousness or respiratory depression.
Ketamine users experience a dissociative state as if they were “out of the body,” with a sensation of floating. This state can be profound, generating hallucinatory experiences and difficulty moving, as well as alterations in perception and the appearance of flashbacks even months after consumption.
According to the publication, consumers quickly develop tolerance to the ketamine. Studies carried out on healthy volunteers have shown that ketamine induces symptoms similar to those of schizophreniawith alterations in perception, reduced cognitive performance, dissociative states, difficulty remembering words and decreased immediate memory.
The ketamine It is not detected in systematic analyzes of drugs of abuse, which are based on enzyme immunoassay techniques. Gas chromatography is used to detect it in blood and urine.
Consequences of “Keta” consumption
Ketamine is a very powerful and extraordinarily dangerous drug. In high doses it can cause unconsciousness, coma, seizures, stroke, asphyxiation and cardiac arrest. Additionally, it increases blood pressure and can cause panic and anxiety attacks. The consumer can lose control of their actions for several hours, even losing consciousness and memory.
In depressed people or in a situation of emotional instabilitythe ketamine It can cause suicide attempts and in people who are easily irritable or in a state of agitation it can enhance violent behavior. Before consuming, ask yourself about your emotional state.
The same article states that the habitual consumption of “ketas” or ketamine has been associated with problems with memory, concentration and flashbacks, that is, reliving the effects of “ketas” even long after the last consumption. Therefore, this type of consumption can intensely alter your daily life.
According to the United States Drug Center, some names for ketamine on the street they are:
- Green K
- honey oil
- Jet
- Ket
- kit kat
- Purple
- Special la coke
- super acidic
- Super C
Ketamine and its relationship with cases of sexual abuse
Reports of the National Drug Intelligence Center they maintain that the ketamine Not only is it misused for its hallucinogenic effects, but it is also used by sex offenders to incapacitate their alleged victims.
According to the US agency, the use of ketamine for sexual abuse purposes It is often used by mixing it into the drinks of unsuspecting victims or offering it to victims who consume the drug. drug without understanding the effects it will produce.
