The profile of cognitive impairments in chronic ketamine users

Ketamine is a derivative of phencyclidine (PCP). The main pharmacological mechanism of ketamine is a non-competitive antagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. Ketamine is commonly known as "K powder" in China, and several epidemiological surveys (Chen et al., 2009; Lian et al., 2005; Liu et al., 2003; Wang et al., 2008) have reported that ketamine is one of the most commonly abused drugs in China. Approximately 25% of drug users in the Beijing area reported to have used ketamine in recent years (Wang et al., 2008).

Source: Psychiatry Research - May 26, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Xiaoyin Ke, Yi Ding, Ke Xu, Hongbo He, Daping Wang, Xuefeng Deng, Xifan Zhang, Yanling Zhou, Chao Zhou, Yuping Liu, Yuping Ning, Ni Fan Source Type: research