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What is ketamine?
Ketamine hydrochloride is a dissociative anaesthetic. It is used in medical and veterinary settings as a short-acting anaesthetic. Some people use ketamine illegally, for its psychedelic or hallucinogenic effects. Ketamine has also been implicated as a drug used to facilitate sexual assault.
Like other hallucinogens, ketamine changes the way a person perceives the world. It can affect all the senses, cause hallucinations and alter a person's thinking, sense of time and emotions.
Ketamine can also make a person feel they are detached from their body, as though their mind "leaves" the body.
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