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In this video it is told that
Ketamine was developed by Parke-Davis in 1962 to replace PCP. It was initially introduced as a battlefield anesthetic for American soldiers during the Vietnam War and is still widely used in clinical practice.
Its beneficial effect is the “dissociation” of brain stem functions from higher brain areas, which alters the sensation of pain and other stimuli during medical procedures, and produces amnesia regarding the event.
In addition, patients receiving ketamine maintain spontaneous breathing and relatively stable cardiovascular functions.
Since 1965, the recreational use of ketamine has increased and it became very popular during the 1990s among young adults at dance clubs and raves in combination with other so-called “club drugs”
Because of its increased illicit use in the United States, ketamine was placed in Schedule III as a non-narcotic controlled substance in 1999.
