Ketamine (powder form)
Common names: K, Special K, KitKat, Vitamin K
Form and use:
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic used in both human and veterinary medicine. It is usually available as a liquid, but when vaporized or processed, it becomes a white or cream-colored powder that can be used intranasally (snorted) or by ingestion. In medicine, it is mainly used for anesthesia and pain management.
Medical applications:
- Anesthesia: Ketamine is often used for sedation in emergency situations due to its fast-acting and reliable dissociative properties.
- Pain management: In lower doses, ketamine is sometimes used to treat chronic pain conditions.
- Mental health treatments: In recent years, low-dose ketamine has been researched for the treatment of depression and PTSD, with some clinical success when administered in a controlled environment.
