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Combining ketamine and alcohol can lead to negative reactions, some of which can have life-threatening consequences. Individuals who mix ketamine and alcohol may be at increased risk of urinary tract issues, memory loss, slowed breathing, coma, and even death. Symptoms of an overdose when ketamine and alcohol are involved can include unconsciousness, slowed heart rate, […]

Methoxamine is a pharmaceutical drug developed for the treatment of hypotension, or low blood pressure. It increases systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients who experience low blood pressure due to spinal anesthesia, hemorrhage, reaction to medicine, complications from surgery, or physical trauma or tumors. Methoxamine affects blood pressure by increasing the heart’s pumping power […]

Dextromethorphan, commonly referred to as DXM, is a cough suppressant found in more than 120 over-the-counter cold medications.1,2 Typically in extra-strength cough syrups, tablets, and gel capsules, DXM is either the primary ingredient or mixed in combination with other medications like antihistamines, analgesics, expectorants, and decongestants.3 When misused in high doses, DXM can cause euphoria […]

Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant found in many over-the-counter cold and flu medications, including cough syrups. When codeine, a mild opioid narcotic, was moved to Schedule III and required a prescription for purchase, drugs containing dextromethorphan were popularized since the active ingredient was believed to be safer. Unfortunately, dextromethorphan has been shown to be habit-forming […]

What is PCP? PCP (phencyclidine) is classified as a dissociative hallucinogenic substance that produces marked perceptual alterations. Hallucinogenic drugs affect an individual’s perceptions in a different manner than other drugs affect perception of the environment. Hallucinogenic drugs produce experiences that are not consistent with reality, such as hallucinations (seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling, or even tasting […]

What is Ketamine? Ketamine is a prescription drug that is classified as a dissociative anesthetic. It also has hallucinogenic and psychedelic properties, and it is often used for its effects. When ketamine is misused, it distorts the senses, causing the individual to experience strange sights and sounds. It also produces a sense of detachment from […]

Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic with a potential for recreational misuse.1 Ketamine overdose has numerous troubling symptoms that can impact mental and physical functioning.2 Recent studies have cited a worldwide increase in ketamine misuse, so it’s becoming more critical to understand the potential adverse effects of using this drug.3,4 What is Ketamine Overdose or Toxicity? […]

Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that was approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1970.1,2 While it’s widely used for anesthetic procedures in humans and animals—and was the most common anesthetic used in the Vietnam War—ketamine has more recently been employed to manage treatment-resistant depression and has been proposed for […]