THIS IS A STRANGE OH FUCK, IT’S JASON &

TECHNO SMACK ?
PARTY REG! THEY ALL LOOK LIKE THE PSYCHONAUTS ON
TECHNO SMACK
ZOMBIES TECHNO SMACK
SPECIAL K, CK1 ‘K’
OR KETAMINE

‘SUPPOSE
WE’LL HAVE TO
TAKE IT.

I’VE HAD THAT SHALL I SHAN’T I SHALL I SHAN’T I

THIS IS POWDER, SNIFFING IT
ONCE....HORRIBLE! IS DIFFERENT. IT ONLY SHALL I SHAN’T I SHALL I SHAN’T I.
LASTS ABOUT AN HOUR.
HAVE A BREAK HAVE A
KET TRIP! URRRM
SOUNDS
GREAT !
YOU WANT SOME?

KETAMINE IS NOW A CLASS B DRUG. YEP

I’VE HAD IT A FEW TIMES SO I NEED MORE YOU WILL HAVE TROUBLE YOU MIGHT
THAN YOU TO GET THE SAME EFFECT. CO-ORDINATING YOUR LIMBS FEEL SICK OR
AFTER A FEW TIMES IT’S LIKE A SORT OF THROW UP
A MIX OF ALL DRUGS. YOU’VE HAD SOME
COKE, SO YOU’LL GET THE
WOBBLY BITS. WOBBLY
BITS?

WOBBLY
BITS?
 MEANWHILE INSIDE PETE’S BRAIN, INCOMING DATA IS INTERRUPTED
WE’RE BETTER OFF SITTING DOWN
I THINK YOU’RE HEADING
WHAT THE
DOWN YOUR FIRST K-HOLE.
LIKE WHOA. FUCK !
PETE?

ARE YOU
THERE YET
PETE?

THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE AND YET I FEEL WIDE AWAKE PRESS THE BUTTON
I’VE NO VISION, SOUND, SMELL, I KNOW I’LL JUST HAVE TO MAKE AND HEY HEY, I’VE CREATED
TASTE. I’VE NO MEMORY: A NEW REALITY, LET’S SEE IF I A REALITY
I’VE LOST CONTACT WITH STICK A BIT OF MEMORY ON TO
A BIT OF THIS DREAM AND ADD
REALITY ! A TOUCH OF SEXUAL
WHERE AM I ?, WHO AM I ?, FANTASY...
WHAT AM I ?

REALITY (VERSION 2) DOLPHINS ?

I WONDER WHERE THEY
CAME FROM?
 GENERAL ANAESTHETICS IT’S QUITE SAFE AS
AH, YOU’VE ARRIVED.
PUT YOU TO SLEEP. LOCAL ANAESTHETICS GO. IT DOESN’T SLOW
THIS IS THE ANAESTHETISED
ANAESTHETICS MAKE DOWN BREATHING OR THE HEART. THAT’S
BRAIN OF THE BOTTLE NOSED
BITS OF YOU GO NUMB. WHY WE USE IT IN SURGERY WITH
DOLPHIN, IT WEIGHS 1700g -
KETAMINE IS A DISSOCIATIVE CHILDREN. OF COURSE ‘SAFE’ MEANS WITH
HEAVIER THAN THE
ANAESTHETIC. YOUR BRAIN A TOP SURGEON LIKE MYSELF USING IT.
HUMAN BRAIN. WE PUT THE PATIENT TO SLEEP TO STOP
NO LONGER THINKS IT’S PART
OF YOUR BODY. THEM HALLUCINATING

YOU COULD BE DROWNING IN YOUR OWN ASK Dr LILLY

VOMIT. YOU COULD EVEN BE WANDERING ABOUT USING A GROUND CONTROLLER.
AROUND LIKE A ZOMBIE. SOMEBODY SHOULD LET ME JUST TAKE THIS MASK
BE LOOKING AFTER YOU. OFF, AH THAT’S BETTER!

BUT WHO’S
LOOKING AFTER YOU?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT
YOUR BODY IS DOING
RIGHT NOW?

‘
MY RESUME
YEEEEEEHAAA!! WELCOME EARTHLING.
I AM THE MULTI DIMENSIONAL
Dr LILLY LIGHT BEING AND EXPLORER
I PRESUME ? OF META-REALITIES
Dr JOHN C LILLY.

MY FRIENDS
FLIPPER AND
KIPPER
 LET’S TALK OF REALITY
LSD IS A DRUG THAT DISTORTS YOUR
YOU MAY IMAGINE KETAMINE
SENSES, THE WAY YOU SEE THINGS.
YOU SEE A LITTLE MAN SITTING ON IS DIFFERENT. IT’S LIKE YOUR BRAIN IS IN
IF IT WERE STRONG
YOUR T.V, WHO’S NOT REALLY MY ISOLATION TANK, DEPRIVED OF ALL INFORMATION
ENOUGH YOU MIGHT
THERE AT ALL, BUT... AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
IT WOULD STILL
HALLUCINATE.
BE YOUR T.V HE WAS
SITTING ON, IN YOUR
ROOM.

NO TWO EXPERIENCES ARE THE SAME. PEOPLE

IT DOESN’T OFTEN TALK OF FLOATING ABOVE THEIR BODIES IS THERE ONLY ONE
LIKE THIS SO IT CREATES AND TUNNELS OF LIGHT. SOME DESCRIBE THIS AS A REALITY THAT IS VALID? IS THIS
A NEW WORLD OF ITS NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE. ONE REAL OR IS IT ALL
OWN. THAT CAN IN THE MIND?
SEEM REAL.

I THINK WE HAVE
OPENED A DOOR TO A NEW REALITY,
AS REAL AS THIS ONE.

ON THE OTHER HAND WOULD YOU MESS AROUND ANYBODY WITH A

SOME SAY I’M TALKING OUT WITH YOUR WASHING MACHINE?
WELL THINK OF HOW MUCH HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS
OF MY ARSE AND KETAMINE IS
MORE COMPLEX THE BRAIN IS? SHOULD AVOID KETAMINE.
JUST MIND CANDY, A TOY!
A K-HOLE CAN BE A
FRIGHTENING AND
DISTURBING EXPERIENCE
FOR ANYBODY. IT’S NOT
TO BE TREATED LIGHTLY
OR AS A GIGGLE.

AND THERE ARE

OTHER
DANGERS!
LONG TERM USE CAN DAMAGE I WAS ADMITTED TO A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL ON DESTROY HUMANS
THE BLADDER. SHORT TERM THREE OCCASIONS SUFFERING FROM KETAMINE
MEMORY LOSS IS ALMOST CERTAIN. PSYCHOSIS. ON ONE OF THESE OCCASIONS,
ALTHOUGH OVERDOSE IS RARE, I RANG THE PRESIDENT TO WARN HIM OF.........
THERE HAVE BEEN DEATHS
(PARTICULARLY WHEN INJECTING).
KETAMINE USE CAN BECOME
COMPULSIVE - NOT PHYSICAL
BUT PSYCHOLOGICAL ADDICTION.

ALTHOUGH THE PRESIDENT BELIEVED ME, THE DOCTORS DIDN’T

KETAMINE SNORTED AS A POWDER ONLY LASTS AN

KETAMINE PSYCHOSIS GENERALLY
HOUR OR SO. YOUR FRIEND SHOULD HAVE WAITED ARE THESE
FADES AFTER A FEW WEEKS WITHOUT
TO TAKE HIS UNTIL YOU WERE BACK SAFELY..... K-HOLES?
THE NEED FOR DOCTORS - PROVIDED
YOU STOP TAKING THE DRUG. HI HO KIPPER,
KETAMINE IS A POWERFUL DRUG AWAY! NO, ARSE HOLES
EXPERIENCE, IF YOU USE IT REGULARLY GRAB A LADDER
YOU ARE ASKING FOR TROUBLE.

COME FLIPPER!
COME KIPPER! REG SHOULD
HAVE BEEN YOUR
GROUND CONTROLLER

YOUR TIME
IS UP EARTHLING. WOW, I’M BACK
LET’S JUST HOPE YOU CLIMB IN MY OWN INTENSE!
INTO THE RIGHT ARSEHOLE REALITY!

WANT
I HOPE
SOME MORE?
NOTHING IS
COMING THE
OTHER WAY!

I’M BACK !
 Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic.
Used medically it is relatively safe as it does not
suppress breathing or vital functions. Used as
a street drug there are a number of serious risks.
If Ketamine powder is snorted the effects last somewhere
between 20 minutes and an hour. If it is swallowed as a pill the
effects last much longer. Injecting Ketamine carries all the
usual risks of using needles and increases the likelihood of
undesirable effects.

R
R emember: ‘THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TOO SMALL A DOSE OF
KETAMINE.’ Taking a very small line and waiting for 20 minutes and then taking
another small line if required is better than taking a big one and hoping it’s the
right dose. To reduce the risk of overdose if you are injecting Ketamine, use a much
smaller dose than you would if snorting.

I
I f you decide to use it take it somewhere you feel safe and secure. Get somebody
sober to stay with you (a ‘GROUND CONTROLLER’). They can look after you
and can reassure you in the phases when you can talk and listen and make sure
you don’t hurt yourself.

V
V omiting is common. It is therefore wise to avoid eating at least three hours
before you take ketamine (as you would if given an anaesthetic in hospital). It is
particularly important that if somebody loses conciousness they aren’t lying on
their back. Choking on your own vomit in this position is a common cause of death.

I
I f somebody loses consciousness (they are not moving
or making any noise when you try to rouse them),
put them in the RECOVERY POSITION.
If they don’t come round call an ambulance and tell
the ambulance crew what they have taken.

T olerance rapidly develops to Ketamine (it takes more to get the same effect).
Ketamine can become psychologically addictive. Short term memory loss is an
occupational hazard and for dependent users long-term memory loss may also
occur. Ketamine psychosis (similar to amphetamine psychosis) is a result of using
too much too often. The paranoia and delusions usually fade and disappear if you
stop using. If not see a doctor.

I
I f you have a mental health problem or suffer from fits or are at all worried about
any of the dangers mentioned DON’T take it.

K etamine is a class B drug. Long term users have reported abdominal pain or K
cramps. Over the last few years it has become clear that ketamine can cause
serious irreversible damage to the bladder if used in high doses for long periods.
 code P15 | version 1.3
Print date 05/2016

aims
To provide information on the nature and effects
of ketamine. It highlights the associated dangers,
how to reduce the risks and deal with an overdose.

audience
Adults and young people engaged in the recreational
use of drugs. Use with under 16s with support.

content
Some swearing.

funding
Originally supported by Manchester City Council.

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At the time of writing ketamine is class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act
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