The Progression Of Ketamine

I was always taught that recreational drugs were bad and you should stay away from them.  Alright, this may be a slightly downplayed version of what the anti-drug lectures at school were; but I can promise you if those two hour talks had been summarized into one sentence we probably would have paid more attention.  Drugs, alcohol, promiscuity - all behaviors that weren't on a good girl's 'to do' list, making them even more enticing when provided the opportunity.  Unfortunately, my university years were the stereotypical ones that saw drugs as a necessary social experience.

The first drug I tried was marijuana.  I was at a house party and the host insisted I "take a puff" to lighten the mood.  I enjoyed the sensation of calmness and serenity, but it was nothing compared to ketamine or special K.

Ketamine was originally a club drug used at house parties to emphasize that feeling of dissociation during a rave.  As ketamine is generally used as an anesthetic, the sense of confusion it creates has caused many of its users to utilize the drug in more private settings.  It is also these amnesiac symptoms that cause ketamine to be used as a 'date rape drug'.

As was aforementioned, my university years were stereotypical and filled with a fair share of house parties.  Yes, I enjoyed the use of recreational drugs and on certain occasions found myself partaking in the use of special K.  I am not advocating the use of recreational drugs, not am I against it - this is merely a tale of how dangerous being in a dissociative state can be as I woke up one morning in a house I did not recognize with people I did not know. 

I believe I am lucky that I was able to call a friend and get out of that situation unscathed; but it may have been far worse had my mobile not been fully charged before I left home.  I do not use recreational drugs anymore, especially not ketamine, and have not found myself in that situation again.