ketamine
noun
ke·ta·mine
ˈke-tə-ˌmēn 
ˈkē-
ˈkē-
: a general anesthetic that is administered intravenously and intramuscularly in the form of its hydrochloride C13H16ClNO·HCl and that is used illicitly usually by being inhaled in powdered form especially for the dreamlike or hallucinogenic state it produces
Note: Ketamine is also called Special K when used as a recreational drug
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Examples are drugs containing less than 90 milligrams of codeine per dosage unit, ketamine, anabolic steroids and testosterone.
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
The Drug Enforcement Agency, at President Joe Biden’s behest, is considering whether to reclassify cannabis from a drug on par with heroin to one recognized as having moderate-to-low potential for physical and psychological dependence, like ketamine or steroids.
—Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
This category includes ketamine, lower doses of opioid analgesics and anabolic steroids, for instance.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
Two months after his death, the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office said Perry died from the acute effects of ketamine.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
The Drug Enforcement Agency, at President Joe Biden’s behest, is considering whether to reclassify cannabis from a drug on par with heroin to one recognized as having moderate-to-low potential for physical and psychological dependence, like ketamine or steroids.
—Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
This category includes ketamine, lower doses of opioid analgesics and anabolic steroids, for instance.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
Two months after his death, the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office said Perry died from the acute effects of ketamine.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Ketamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ketamine. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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ketamine
noun
ke·ta·mine
ˈkēt-ə-ˌmēn
: a general anesthetic that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly in the form of its hydrochloride C13H16ClNO·HCl and that is used illicitly usually by being inhaled in powdered form especially for the dreamlike or hallucinogenic state it produces see special k
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