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ketamine and Drug Abuse, Intravenous

ketamine has been researched along with Drug Abuse, Intravenous in 13 studies

Ketamine: A cyclohexanone derivative used for induction of anesthesia. Its mechanism of action is not well understood, but ketamine can block NMDA receptors (RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE) and may interact with sigma receptors.
ketamine : A member of the class of cyclohexanones in which one of the hydrogens at position 2 is substituted by a 2-chlorophenyl group, while the other is substituted by a methylamino group.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"We describe an opioid-tolerant patient with severe acute pain which was unrelieved by morphine and ketamine via intravenous patient-controlled analgesia, but almost totally relieved by methadone."3.71Successful use of oral methadone after failure of intravenous morphine and ketamine. ( Mitchell, SJ; Sartain, JB, 2002)
"The number of registered drug abusers increased from 70,000 in 1990 to more than one million by the end of 2004."2.43Recent trends in drug abuse in China. ( Fang, YX; Liu, ZM; Lu, L; Shi, J; Wang, YB, 2006)
"Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic that became increasingly popular in the club and rave scene in the 1980s and 1990s."1.36Longitudinal trajectories of ketamine use among young injection drug users. ( Bloom, JJ; Lankenau, SE; Shin, C, 2010)
"Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has emerged as an increasingly popular choice among young drug users."1.34Patterns of ketamine use among young injection drug users. ( Lankenau, SE; Sanders, B, 2007)

Research

Studies (13)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's10 (76.92)29.6817
2010's3 (23.08)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Heinsbroek, E1
Glass, R1
Edmundson, C1
Hope, V1
Desai, M1
Garg, A1
Sinha, P1
Kumar, P1
Prakash, O1
Sanders, B4
Lankenau, SE7
Jackson-Bloom, J1
Hathazi, D3
Bloom, JJ3
Shin, C1
Sartain, JB1
Mitchell, SJ1
Clatts, MC3
Arican, FO1
Okan, T1
Badak, O1
Guneri, S1
Fang, YX1
Wang, YB1
Shi, J1
Liu, ZM1
Lu, L1
Alarcon, E1
Tortu, S1
Grunze, H1
Gallinat, J1
Haag, C1
Hegerl, U1

Reviews

1 review available for ketamine and Drug Abuse, Intravenous

ArticleYear
Recent trends in drug abuse in China.
    Acta pharmacologica Sinica, 2006, Volume: 27, Issue:2

    Topics: China; Drug and Narcotic Control; HIV Infections; Ketamine; N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine;

2006

Other Studies

12 other studies available for ketamine and Drug Abuse, Intravenous

ArticleYear
Patterns of injecting and non-injecting drug use by sexual behaviour in people who inject drugs attending services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2013-2016.
    The International journal on drug policy, 2018, Volume: 55

    Topics: Adult; Cocaine; England; Female; Heterosexuality; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Ketamine; Male; Methadone;

2018
Use of naltrexone in ketamine dependence.
    Addictive behaviors, 2014, Volume: 39, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Craving; Humans; Ketamine; Male; Naltrexone; Narcotic Antagonists; Substance Abuse, Intraveno

2014
Multiple drug use and polydrug use amongst homeless traveling youth.
    Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse, 2008, Volume: 7, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Alcoholism; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Homeless Youth; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Keta

2008
Longitudinal trajectories of ketamine use among young injection drug users.
    The International journal on drug policy, 2010, Volume: 21, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Anesthetics, Dissociative; Behavior, Addictive; Female; Humans; Ill-Housed Person

2010
Successful use of oral methadone after failure of intravenous morphine and ketamine.
    Anaesthesia and intensive care, 2002, Volume: 30, Issue:4

    Topics: Acute Disease; Administration, Oral; Adult; Analgesia, Patient-Controlled; Analgesics; Analgesics, O

2002
Drug injection practices among high-risk youths: the first shot of ketamine.
    Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 2004, Volume: 81, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Female; Humans; Hygiene; Injections, Intramuscular; Ketamine; Male; New York City

2004
An unusual presentation from xylazine-ketamine.
    Veterinary and human toxicology, 2004, Volume: 46, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Anesthetics; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Diagnosis, Differential; Electrocardiography; Humans; Keta

2004
Patterns of polydrug use among ketamine injectors in New York City.
    Substance use & misuse, 2005, Volume: 40, Issue:9-10

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Amphetamine-Related Disorders; Anesthetics, Dissociative; Anthropology, Cultural;

2005
First injection of ketamine among young injection drug users (IDUs) in three U.S. cities.
    Drug and alcohol dependence, 2007, Mar-16, Volume: 87, Issue:2-3

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Analgesics; Ethnicity; Female; Humans; Injections, Intramuscular; Injections, Int

2007
Patterns of ketamine use among young injection drug users.
    Journal of psychoactive drugs, 2007, Volume: 39, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Anesthetics, Dissociative; Behavior, Addictive; Demography; Female; Hallucinogens; Humans; In

2007
"Research chemicals": tryptamine and phenethylamine use among high-risk youth.
    Substance use & misuse, 2008, Volume: 43, Issue:3-4

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; California; Catchment Area, Health; Confusion; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diarrhea;

2008
Psychopathological and auditory evoked potential correlates of ketamine psychosis--a single case report.
    Schizophrenia research, 2000, Jan-21, Volume: 41, Issue:2

    Topics: Anesthetics, Dissociative; Brain Mapping; Cerebral Cortex; Dominance, Cerebral; Electroencephalograp

2000