What should I do if someone has a bad trip on ketamine?

Learn how to deal with and support someone having a bad trip on ketamine, ensuring safety and recovery.

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Understanding Ketamine and its Effects Ketamine, originally used as an anaesthetic for surgeries, has more recently been noted for both its potential in treating depression and it's recreational misuse. Often considered a dissociative drug, it's use can lead to the user experiencing altered perceptions, feelings of detachment from self and environment, and hallucinations. Whether used medically under supervision or recreationally, it's essential to understand how ketamine functions, especially considering the trends among some groups of young people. The Psychology and Physical Impact of a Bad Trip A 'bad trip' on ketamine, or any substance with similar dissociative effects, can be...
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