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Ketamine and Other Novel Psychoactive Substances with Dissociative Effects

Dima Abdulrahim, Owen Bowden‐Jones

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Abstract

Dissociative drugs distort perceptions of sight and sound and produce feelings of detachment (or dissociation) from the environment and self. Among the dissociative drugs, ketamine and phencyclidine (PCP) are the drugs most commonly used for recreational purposes.

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Dissociative drugs distort perceptions of sight and sound and produce feelings of detachment (or dissociation) from the environment and self. Among the dissociative drugs, ketamine and phencyclidine (PCP) are the drugs most commonly used for recreational purposes.

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Dissociative drugs distort perceptions of sight and sound and produce feelings of detachment (or dissociation) from the environment and self. Among the dissociative drugs, ketamine and phencyclidine (PCP) are the drugs most commonly used for recreational purposes.

Key concepts: Dissociative, Phencyclidine, Ketamine, Recreational Drug, Dissociation (chemistry), Psychology, Dissociative disorders, Feeling

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