S= Shabu K= Ketamine
KETAMINE is now considered a dangerous drug.
The Dangerous Drugs Board included ketamine in the list of dangerous drugs, making its possession, unless authorized by the agency, illegal.
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chair Anselmo S. Avenido, Jr. made this clarification in reaction to a People's Journal report that drug syndicates are producing ketamine here for export abroad.
Ketamine hydrochloride, also known as Special K or K, is an anesthetic. However, it has been turned into an addicting drug which falls under 'dissociative anesthetics' and usually comes in liquid form but is most often cooked into a white powder for snorting.
A low dose of ketamine gives users a dreamy feeling. Users report feeling floaty. Numbness in the extremities is also common.
But higher doses produce a hallucinogenic or "trippy" effect and may cause users to feel very far away from their body.
This experience is often referred to as entering a 'K-Hole' and has been compared to a near-death experience with sensations of rising above one's body. Many users find the experience spiritually significant while others find it very frightening. Those in a K-Hole usually find it very difficult to move.
Avenido warned that users of ketamine face the risk of having an increased heart rate. The drug restricts breathing and is extremely dangerous when combined with downers like alcohol or Valium.
A number of suicides attributed to Ketamine use has been reported in different parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States.
The DDB reclassified ketamine as a dangerous drug upon the recommendation of the PDEA. Under the law, those found using or possessing it will be charged with violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. Administrative charges will also be filed against medical practitioners found violating the regulation on the dispensation of the drug.


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