Recreational ketamine use and its impact on health

• Main Authors: Jakub Perłowski (Author), Marek Miśkiewicz (Author), Jakub Ptak (Author), Rafał Noga (Author), Victoria Teska (Author), Jagoda Marcinkowska (Author), Adrian Herc (Author), Karolina Koczkodon (Author), Marcelina Sawczuk (Author), Mariusz Krompiewski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kazimierz Wielki University, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ketamine, also known as 2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)-cyclohexanone, is a dissociative anesthetic that has gained popularity as a recreational substance among young people, especially in nightclubs and at parties. It acts as a noncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonist, inducing a dissociative sta...