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- Street names: Special K, cat valium, K, vitamin K
- Developer: Parke-Davis
- Date developed: 1962
- Developed to replace PCP
- Drug type: Hallucinogen, tranquilizer
- Illicitly use: Club drug
- Regulation: Included in the Controlled Substances Act
- Legal Status: Schedule III
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Ketamine is an anesthetic agent that is used in both human and veterinary medicine. As a tranquilizer, Ketamine promotes relaxation and also relieves anxiety before surgical procedures.
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Side Effects
- Lightheadedness
- Involuntary muscle movement
- Dizziness
- Lack of coordination
- Breathing difficulty
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Controversy and Illicit Use
Katamine is used as a club drug or at raves by teens and young adults for its psychedelic effect. While it is manufactured as a liquid, for illicit use, it is evaporated into a powder. -




