Have you ever taken ketamine, or better known as “Special K?” Odds are you know someone who has taken the drug at least once. As with many club drugs, many users do not know the side effects. That is one reason why everyone should take a drug class.
Many people who use the club drug ketamine - known as "special K" - may risk abdominal pain, bladder control problems and other urinary tract issues, and the heavier the dose or frequency of use, the more likely the problems. This according to foxnews.com.
A recent found that of 1,285 young adults who said they'd abused ketamine in the past year, 27 percent had developed urinary tract symptoms.
Ketamine’s function medically is as an anesthetic. In clubs ketamine is snorted or sometimes injected, with users saying it creates feelings of euphoria and being "out of your body."
Repeated ketamine use has been linked to mental problems such as hallucinations and impaired memory, thinking and concentration. If that wasn’t enough, it can also cause high blood pressure.
There is no doubt that regular ketamine use can lead to severe urinary symptoms as well.
The findings were based on an online survey promoted by a UK club-music magazine called "MixMag."
Of 3,806 young people who responded, half said they'd tried it at least once, while 1,285 - or a third of the whole group - said they'd used it in the last year.
In the study, statistics of past-year users revealed that 17 percent had symptoms of ketamine dependence such as wanting, but failing, to cut down on the drug. As with most drugs, regular users have to continually increase the dosage in order to get high.
Not surprisingly, they tended to take the drug in bigger doses, and more often, than other users.
It might be somewhat comforting and give reason to quit knowing that symptoms often seem to go away once the ketamine abuse stops.
If you use ketamine, stop. If you have never tried it don’t. If you or someone you love has a drug problem, seek help immediately. If you prefer to maintain anonymity, there are online classes too.