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The use of ketamine as part of a "post-clubbing experience" has also been documented. [36] Ketamine's rise in the dance culture was most rapid in Hong Kong by the end of the 1990s. [32] Ketamine use as a recreational drug has been implicated in deaths globally, with more than 90 deaths in England and Wales in the years of 2005–2013. [37]
It was initially identified in Canberra, Australia in mid-August 2022 by the government-funded drug-testing service CanTEST. [2] It has since been dubbed "CanKet" due to it originally being found in Canberra and being a structural analogue of ketamine. [3] [4] It has subsequently been discovered in Taiwan, China and New Zealand. [5] [6] [7]
In Canada, ketamine has been classified as a Schedule I narcotic, since 2005. [ 148 ] In December 2013, the government of India , in response to rising recreational use and the use of ketamine as a date rape drug, added it to Schedule X of the Drug and Cosmetics Act requiring a special license for sale and maintenance of records of all sales ...
Ketamine is legal and commonly used as an anesthetic, but it also is used recreationally to create a sense of disconnect and sedation — and, at times, hallucinations.
According to bedrockrecoverycenter.com, a single dose of ketamine is usually 30 to 60 milligrams and can run between $20 and $25, meaning the 2.2-pound seizure could be worth more than $825,000.
An FDA-approved anesthetic, ketamine has been recognized as a fast-acting antidepressant drug for decades. The FDA officially approved esketamine, or ketamine nasal spray, for depression in 2019 ...
Esketamine ((S)-ketamine; S-ketamine; AWKN-002) – ionotropic glutamate NMDA receptor antagonist and dissociative hallucinogen – alcoholism – Awakn Life Sciences [62] Ketamine oral (Keticap) – ionotropic glutamate NMDA receptor antagonist and dissociative hallucinogen – mood disorders – Neurocentrx Pharma [ 63 ]
While the science behind ketamine is murky, the business model is clear: Physicians can purchase ketamine for less than $100 a vial and charge $500 to $1,500 per infusion.