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Ketamine is a short-acting general anaesthetic for human and veterinary use. It is usually a powder, though it can also come in liquid form.
Ketamine was first synthesised in the 1960s as part of an effort to find a safer alternative to the anaesthetic phencyclidine, and it is still widely used as an anaesthetic. Its use as a recreational drug began to increase around the beginning of this century.
Read more about ketamine here.
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Use the following websites to find information about specific drugs, including their long and short term effects, how they are used, legal status and information on mixing drugs.
Journal articles are a good source of explanations and discussions of drug and alcohol issues. There are several eresources with links to journal articles available in the State Library.
Visit the Drug Info website for free drug and alcohol information for the community of NSW. Drug Info is a partnership between NSW Ministry of Health and the State Library of NSW.
