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- a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP
How To Use ketamine In A Sentence
- A medicine called ketamine is exceptional in that people given ketamine are less depressed almost immediately. Marina Picciotto, Ph.D.: Advances in How to Think About and Treat Depression
- In 1997, New York State passed a law criminalizing the sale or possession of ketamine.
- As a pharmaceutical, ketamine is distributed in a liquid form that can be ingested or injected.
- Large quantities of cocaine, ketamine and crystal meth were also seized in dawn raids on apartments and villas. The Sun
- More youngsters take it than get high on ecstasy, cocaine and ketamine combined. The Sun
- Four groups of tg5037 mice (n = 8/group) were anesthetized with ketamine and xylazine and inoculated intracerebrally into the left parietal lobe with 30µl of 1% obex/RLN homogenate. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- He was using ketamine for the anesthesia, with infusions of diazepam and midazolam, and had cardiac monitors set up. A FEW SHORT NOTES ON TROPICAL BUTTERFLIES
- We reported that a large proportion of users did not combine ketamine with other drugs.
- And ketamine is an anaesthetic, so they were taking more because it eased the pain. Times, Sunday Times
- A man was fighting for his life last night after taking the illegal drug ketamine at Glastonbury. Times, Sunday Times