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Ketamine is an amazing drug but also must be taken with extreme care. I'm friends with a bunch of ex-military guys and they rave about how it helps with PTSD an

Ketamine is an amazing drug but also must be taken with extreme care. I'm friends with a bunch of ex-military guys and they rave about how it helps with PTSD and depression symptoms. But on the flip side of that coin I also have several friends that are downright addicted to the substance.

eimrine 3y ago
How can anyone who is not Richard Feynman to be addicted to ketamine? Its effect is shit, and overdosing can make user a vegetable.
- piva00 3y ago
  How can anyone be addicted to alcohol? Its effects are also shit, overdosing can definitely make the abuser a vegetable (temporarily and, over time, permanently). Both drugs act on similar receptors (GABA), and both induce euphoria, which can lead to abusive behaviour when users keep chasing that ever waning bits of euphoria.
  - meepmorp 3y ago
    > Both drugs act on similar receptors (GABA) Ketamine has no affinity for either GABA receptor type, nor does it modulate their activity. It's primarily a NMDAR antagonist.
  - eimrine 3y ago
    > How can anyone be addicted to alcohol? Its effects are also shit Alcohol is a high-calorie meal. Its effect is not that long. Also it helps to survive a cold such as on polar regions.