Quantifying the psychological effects of ketamine: from euphoria to the k-Hole

Subst Use Misuse. 2010 Dec;45(14):2428-43. doi: 10.3109/10826081003793912.

Abstract

52 ketamine users were "opportunistically" recruited to take part in a survey of the psychological effects of the drug, in Manchester, United Kingdom in 2008. Twenty-seven ketamine-naïve respondents were also recruited for comparison in respect of "other" recreational drug use and level of schizotypy. Ketamine users attributed a wide range of appetitive, aversive, after-effect, and dissociative experiences to the drug. They also reported using a much wider range of other recreational drugs than ketamine non-users. Former users reported significantly fewer positive or dissociative experiences than current users.

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics / adverse effects*
  • Analgesics / pharmacology
  • England
  • Female
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Illicit Drugs
  • Ketamine / adverse effects*
  • Ketamine / pharmacology
  • Male
  • Schizotypal Personality Disorder / chemically induced*
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Analgesics
  • Illicit Drugs
  • Ketamine