THIS IS A STRANGE PARTY REG! THEY ALL LOOK LIKE

ZOMBIES

OH FUCK, IT’S JASON &THE PSYCHONAUTS ON

TECHNO SMACK

TECHNO SMACK ?

TECHNO SMACKSPECIAL K, CK1 ‘K’

OR KETAMINE

I’VE HAD THAT ONCE....HORRIBLE! THIS IS POWDER, SNIFFING IT

IS DIFFERENT. IT ONLY LASTS ABOUT AN HOUR. HAVE A BREAK HAVE A

KET TRIP!

YOU WANT SOME?

‘SUPPOSE WE’LL HAVE TO

TAKE IT.

KETAMINE IS NOW A CLASS B DRUG.

SHALL I SHAN’T I SHALL I SHAN’T ISHALL I SHAN’T I SHALL I SHAN’T I.

SOUNDSGREAT !

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YEP

I’VE HAD IT A FEW TIMES SO I NEED MORE THAN YOU TO GET THE SAME EFFECT. AFTER A FEW TIMES IT’S LIKE A SORT OF A MIX OF ALL DRUGS. YOU’VE HAD SOME COKE, SO YOU’LL GET THE WOBBLY BITS. WOBBLY

BITS?

YOU WILL HAVE TROUBLECO-ORDINATING YOUR LIMBS

YOU MIGHT FEEL SICK ORTHROW UP

WOBBLYBITS?

WE’RE BETTER OFF SITTING DOWN I THINK YOU’RE HEADING DOWN YOUR FIRST K-HOLE. LIKE WHOA.

ARE YOU THERE YET

PETE?

PETE?

WHAT THEFUCK !

MEANWHILE INSIDE PETE’S BRAIN, INCOMING DATA IS INTERRUPTED

THE LIGHTS HAVE GONEI’VE NO VISION, SOUND, SMELL,

TASTE. I’VE NO MEMORY: I’VE LOST CONTACT WITH

REALITY !WHERE AM I ?, WHO AM I ?,

WHAT AM I ?

AND YET I FEEL WIDE AWAKEI KNOW I’LL JUST HAVE TO MAKE A NEW REALITY, LET’S SEE IF I STICK A BIT OF MEMORY ON TO A BIT OF THIS DREAM AND ADD A TOUCH OF SEXUAL FANTASY...

PRESS THE BUTTON AND HEY HEY, I’VE CREATED

A REALITY

DOLPHINS ? I WONDER WHERE THEY CAME FROM?

REALITY (VERSION 2)

AH, YOU’VE ARRIVED. THIS IS THE ANAESTHETISED BRAIN OF THE BOTTLE NOSED DOLPHIN, IT WEIGHS 1700g -

HEAVIER THAN THE HUMAN BRAIN.

GENERAL ANAESTHETICS PUT YOU TO SLEEP. LOCAL

ANAESTHETICS MAKE BITS OF YOU GO NUMB.

KETAMINE IS A DISSOCIATIVE ANAESTHETIC. YOUR BRAIN

NO LONGER THINKS IT’S PART OF YOUR BODY.

IT’S QUITE SAFE AS ANAESTHETICS GO. IT DOESN’T SLOW

DOWN BREATHING OR THE HEART. THAT’S WHY WE USE IT IN SURGERY WITH

CHILDREN. OF COURSE ‘SAFE’ MEANS WITH A TOP SURGEON LIKE MYSELF USING IT. WE PUT THE PATIENT TO SLEEP TO STOP

THEM HALLUCINATING

YOU COULD BE DROWNING IN YOUR OWN VOMIT. YOU COULD EVEN BE WANDERING AROUND LIKE A ZOMBIE. SOMEBODY SHOULD BE LOOKING AFTER YOU.

BUT WHO’SLOOKING AFTER YOU?DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR BODY IS DOING

RIGHT NOW?

ASK Dr LILLY ABOUT USING A GROUND CONTROLLER. LET ME JUST TAKE THIS MASK OFF, AH THAT’S BETTER!

YEEEEEEHAAA!!Dr LILLY

I PRESUME ?

WELCOME EARTHLING. I AM THE MULTI DIMENSIONAL LIGHT BEING AND EXPLORER OF META-REALITIES

Dr JOHN C LILLY.

MY RESUME‘

MY FRIENDSFLIPPER AND

KIPPER

LET’S TALK OF REALITY LSD IS A DRUG THAT DISTORTS YOUR SENSES, THE WAY YOU SEE THINGS. IF IT WERE STRONG ENOUGH YOU MIGHT HALLUCINATE.

YOU MAY IMAGINE YOU SEE A LITTLE MAN SITTING ON YOUR T.V, WHO’S NOT REALLY THERE AT ALL, BUT... IT WOULD STILL BE YOUR T.V HE WAS SITTING ON, IN YOUR ROOM.

KETAMINE IS DIFFERENT. IT’S LIKE YOUR BRAIN IS IN

MY ISOLATION TANK, DEPRIVED OF ALL INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

IT DOESN’T LIKE THIS SO IT CREATES

A NEW WORLD OF ITS OWN. THAT CAN

SEEM REAL.

NO TWO EXPERIENCES ARE THE SAME. PEOPLE OFTEN TALK OF FLOATING ABOVE THEIR BODIES AND TUNNELS OF LIGHT. SOME DESCRIBE THIS AS A

NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE.

I THINK WE HAVE OPENED A DOOR TO A NEW REALITY,

AS REAL AS THIS ONE.

IS THERE ONLY ONE REALITY THAT IS VALID? IS THIS

ONE REAL OR IS IT ALL IN THE MIND?

ON THE OTHER HAND SOME SAY I’M TALKING OUT

OF MY ARSE AND KETAMINE IS JUST MIND CANDY, A TOY!

WOULD YOU MESS AROUNDWITH YOUR WASHING MACHINE?

WELL THINK OF HOW MUCH MORE COMPLEX THE BRAIN IS?

ANYBODY WITH A HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS SHOULD AVOID KETAMINE. 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 THE BLADDER. SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS IS ALMOST CERTAIN. ALTHOUGH OVERDOSE IS RARE, THERE HAVE BEEN DEATHS (PARTICULARLY WHEN INJECTING). KETAMINE USE CAN BECOME COMPULSIVE - NOT PHYSICAL BUT PSYCHOLOGICAL ADDICTION.

I WAS ADMITTED TO A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL ON THREE OCCASIONS SUFFERING FROM KETAMINE PSYCHOSIS. ON ONE OF THESE OCCASIONS, I RANG THE PRESIDENT TO WARN HIM OF.........

DESTROY HUMANS

ALTHOUGH THE PRESIDENT BELIEVED ME, THE DOCTORS DIDN’T

KETAMINE PSYCHOSIS GENERALLY FADES AFTER A FEW WEEKS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR DOCTORS - PROVIDED YOU STOP TAKING THE DRUG. KETAMINE IS A POWERFUL DRUG EXPERIENCE, IF YOU USE IT REGULARLY YOU ARE ASKING FOR TROUBLE.

COME FLIPPER!COME KIPPER!

HI HO KIPPER, AWAY!

KETAMINE SNORTED AS A POWDER ONLY LASTS AN HOUR OR SO. YOUR FRIEND SHOULD HAVE WAITED TO TAKE HIS UNTIL YOU WERE BACK SAFELY.....

ARE THESEK-HOLES?

NO, ARSE HOLESGRAB A LADDER

YOUR TIME IS UP EARTHLING.

LET’S JUST HOPE YOU CLIMB INTO THE RIGHT ARSEHOLE

I HOPENOTHING IS

COMING THE OTHER WAY!

WOW, I’M BACKIN MY OWN

REALITY!

I’M BACK !

I N T E N S E !

WANTSOME MORE?

REG SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOUR

GROUND CONTROLLER

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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code P15 | version 1.3Print 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.

At the time of writing ketamine is class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act – search for P15 on the Exchange Supplies website for version information, and updates.