If you or a loved one is experiencing ketamine drug abuse or ketamine addiction, The Phoenix Recovery Center is here to offer support and addiction treatment. Therapy is a leading form of ketamine addiction treatment, and The Phoenix provides a safe environment where users can get help if experiencing ketamine withdrawal symptoms and receive assistance as they learn to identify and practice tools to help them overcome their problems with ketamine drug abuse.
Ketamine is an odorless and tasteless drug that can be taken as pills; via injections; as a liquid mixed into liquids; or as a powder that is snorted, mixed in drinks or smoked. It is a Schedule III non-narcotic substance under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning it has a low to moderate potential for physical and psychological abuse. However, the dangerous symptoms and effects of ketamine are very real.
Because it is difficult to come by compared to other high- or hallucination-inducing drugs, ketamine is not as widely used. Even so, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in 2017, 1.2% of students in 12th grade reported they had used ketamine within the past year — meaning more than 1 in 100 has at least tried it.
Ketamine causes users to feel separated from their pain or their environment because it creates feelings of calmness, relaxation, amnesia, and other dissociative symptoms and sensations. Its hallucinatory effects last a relatively short 30 to 60 minutes, making ketamine a popular option for people wanting a fast “trip” — however, among other nasty symptoms, ketamine can often take people on a trip to places they don’t want to go. And while the hallucinatory effects are short-lived, ketamine side effects impacting judgment, senses and coordination can last for up to 24 hours.
At its most potent, ketamine can cause symptoms such as delirium, amnesia, impaired motor function and unconsciousness — which is what makes it a dangerous date rape drug even where the person who takes it does so knowingly. High doses of ketamine can also lead to high blood pressure and potentially fatal respiratory problems; in other words, death by ketamine overdose.
Recent research published in the US Library of Medicine has also demonstrated that chronic ketamine abuse can create lasting damage to the brain, with lesions on the brain appearing within the first year of abuse and growing into large sites of atrophy within 4 years of addiction.
According to GetSmartAboutDrugs.gov, ketamine also goes by the following street names: Vitamin K, Special K, Super K, Cat Valium, Cat Tranquilizer, Kit Kat, Super Acid, Super K, Purple, Special la Coke, Jet K
It is possible become addicted to ketamine. Users of ketamine can develop a tolerance or even cravings for the drug, and people have been know to binge on ketamine in a manner similar to those who are addicted to cocaine or amphetamines. While the long-term use of ketamine has not been thoroughly researched, repeated use of another dissociative drug, PCP, has been shown to lead to a tolerance for the drug, withdrawal symptoms, persistent speech difficulties, loss of memory, suicidal thoughts, depression, social withdrawal and anxiety that can last long after use of the drug has stopped.
Patients and their families who choose The Phoenix Recovery Center as their ketamine treatment centers learn and develop both recovery and disease-management skills. We also help our patients and their families to identify, define, and achieve stability in their pursuit of a meaningful life. Through the tools we provide and their own efforts, patients and their family members can achieve improved emotional and cognitive health and can begin to heal their relationships.
We are excited to answer your questions about ketamine addiction treatment and support you in your healing process as you reclaim the life you desire. Give us a call at (801) 438-3185 to learn more.
The Phoenix Difference constitutes a carefully tailored program and recovery experience defined by research. Every effort is directed at supporting outcomes that prepare patients and their families with both the knowledge and applied behaviors to manage mental health disorders and to reclaim a meaningful life.
Furthermore, The Phoenix Recovery Center is driven by the guiding mission statement: “Empowering individuals and families suffering from addiction and mental health disorders, to celebrate life through lasting solutions.” We accomplish the therapeutic and healing experience through a continuum of care that begins with Residential Treatment and traverses across a Day Program, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), to General Outpatient (GOP). Lastly, the continuum of care culminates in a weekly Alumni Support Meeting, which provides a recovery support community to sustain the recovery capital of The Phoenix Alumni.
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