Commonly Abused Drugs Chart - National Institute On Drug Abuse - 2018 Page 10
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30Ketamine
A dissociative drug used as an anesthetic in veterinary practice. Dissociative drugs are hallucinogens that cause the
user to feel detached from reality. For more information, see the
Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs Research
Report.
DEA
Street Names
Commercial Names
Common Forms
Common Ways Taken
Schedule
Cat Valium, K, Special K,
Ketalar®
Liquid, white powder
Injected, snorted,
III
Vitamin K
smoked (powder
added to tobacco or
marijuana cigarettes),
swallowed
Possible Health Effects
Short-term
Problems with attention, learning, and memory; dreamlike states, hallucinations; sedation;
confusion; loss of memory; raised blood pressure; unconsciousness; dangerously slowed
breathing.
Long-term
Ulcers and pain in the bladder; kidney problems; stomach pain; depression; poor memory.
Other Health-related
Sometimes used as a date rape drug.
Issues
Risk of HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases from shared needles.
In Combination with
Increased risk of adverse effects.
Alcohol
Withdrawal Symptoms
Unknown.
Treatment Options
Medications
There are no FDA-approved medications to treat addiction to ketamine or other dissociative
drugs.
Behavioral Therapies
More research is needed to find out if behavioral therapies can be used to treat addiction to
dissociative drugs.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Page 10 of 30
Commonly Abused Drugs
January 2018
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