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Ketamine Abuse Continues
While the club drug ketamine may not pose the problem that drugs like cocaine and opiates do, it’s still a danger, especially to young people looking for a unique high.
The club drug ketamine (aka “special K”) continues to be a danger for young people looking for a mind-altering experience. Dr. Marc Galanter, director of the division of alcoholism and drug abuse in the department of psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine in New York City, believes ketamine use is widespread.
“Ketamine is not that uncommon as a drug of abuse among young people,” he said. “Even though its use should be restricted to veterinary situations requiring anesthesia, young people do get a hold of it, and inject it intramuscularly and get high. So it is a significant issue.”
Dr. Adam Bisaga, an associate professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, as well as an addiction psychiatrist at New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York City, believes use of Special K may not be rampant. While ketamine use may not be widespread enough to pose the same public health problem as cocaine, marijuana or opiates, there are health dangers. Galanter said ketamine abuse remains a troublesome problem, however. “I would say that ketamine has always been a bad idea,” he stressed.
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