Is ketamine addictive?

Exploring the addictive potential of ketamine, its impact on teenagers in the UK, and offering practical advice for managing usage.

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Understanding Ketamine: How Addictive Is It? Ketamine, often known for its nickname Special K', started out with an impressive medical profile as an anaesthetic used in surgeries. However, over the years, it's found a different type of fame (or infamy) on the streets and in party scenes across the UK. With media often showing only fragments of its effects, it's crucial to dive deep and understand what ketamine really is, and how addictive it can potentially be. What Is Ketamine? Originally developed in the 1960s as an anaesthesia medicine, ketamine is also used for pain control in specific cases. On...
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