THE HISTORY OF KETAMINE

As PCP or Phencyclidine was an anesthetic that caused seizures and hallucinations, an effort was taken in the year 1962 to create an anesthetic (ketamine), which will be safer than PCP. In the Vietnam War, this drug (ketamine) was initially provided to the soldiers. However, its use has been restricted at present because of the effects it can have on the users like out of body encounters in the clinics. Nevertheless, ketamine is still extensively used as a battlefield anesthetic in developing countries or in veterinary medicine.