Drugs Inc – Ketamine

The drug of a choice for a new generation, this 21st century narcotic is popular both out on the party scene and as an intense hallucinogenic trip at home. Ketamine is a disassociative anaesthetic, that has a combination of stimulant, depressant, hallucinogenic, and analgesic propertiesKetamine is a disassociative anaesthetic, that has a combination of stimulant, depressant, hallucinogenic, and analgesic properties.

Ketamine works by separating the brain’s thalamo-neocortical and limbic systems, essentially blocking the mind from receiving sensory input. Perception increases to fill the gap vacated by the senses and gives rise to powerful hallucinations.

Ketamine has useful medical applications. It is a commonly used anaesthetic agent both inside and outside of the operating theatre and is included on the World Health Organisations List of Essential Medicines.