2023-08-10 20:21:00
Whether during searches or during anti-drug checks at festivals, ever larger quantities of ketamine are seized by the police. Thus, more than 300 grams have been seized during the Dour festival over the past two editions.
Known as “Special K” or “Ket”, this drug is actually an anesthetic for horses whose use is diverted. The effects and their intensity vary according to each person, the context in which they consume, the quality of the product and the mode of consumption. “This drug creates a feeling of abandonment, floating or even euphoria”, explains Jean, alias, a regular user. “However, it should not be abused at the risk of having what is called a k-hole, a kind of bad trip that can be defined by a loss of identity and contact with reality and often frightening visions. This drug can also lead to psychological disorders.”
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Ketamine sold on the street comes from stolen stocks in pharmacies
“Ketamine is produced from a drug, Ketalar, which comes in a liquid injectable form,” reads the Infordrogues website. Generally the user or dealer reduces the Ketalar in the pan or in the oven so that it turns into a powder, the ketamine, so that it can be snorted.In powder, its street price is between 40 and 60 €/g As an indication, a user makes 10 to 20 doses with one gram, depending on the tolerance he has developed towards this product.”
Ketamine is a prohibited product classified as a narcotic except for medical and veterinary use. “From the end of the 1970s, ketamine was diverted from its medical use. It appeared in New York’s first gay nightclubs and on college campuses. It seems that its use was quite marginal and experimental until the appearance of new synthetic drugs such as the first XTC tablets in the early 90s.
For regarding 20 years, there has been a much greater misuse of ketamine in Europe. It is especially in the context of free parties (unauthorized and clandestine evenings) and summer festivals that ketamine is present. More recently, ketamine is consumed in dance halls, sex clubs and electronic music festivals.
However, this drug can cause a number of side effects. “Due to the painkilling effects, the consumer doesn’t feel anything if they hurt or burn themselves. However, the risk of an accident increases, because ketamine causes motor difficulty in moving normally. It can lead to impaired motor coordination and muscle stiffness, inability to speak or speak incoherently, amnesia, high blood pressure and reduced heart rate,” warns Infordrogues.
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