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Tag: Ketamine abuse

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What are the long term effects of using K?

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Ketamine, often called 'Special K,' carries significant long-term risks with regular abuse. This dissociative anesthetic and hallucinogen, increasingly misused recreationally, can cause severe and sometimes irreversible physical and psychological damage with frequent use.

What Kind of Drug is Jet?: Unpacking a Misleading Term

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While the term 'jet' is not an official drug name, it is a known street name for the dissociative anesthetic ketamine. The term's meaning can be misleading, as it also refers to a fictional substance and a medical device. Here's a look at what kind of drug is jet and the different contexts in which the name appears.