Ketamine Treatment at Hope Rehab

Ketamine is not thought to be physically addictive. Urges to use come from the mind. However, these cannot be underestimated. Many users find it very overwhelming and simply cannot face the day without using.  Most addicts respond well to interventions, but without successfully removing addicts from their using environments, change can be very difficult to achieve. At Hope Rehab we can offer you the mental tools to help break these vicious cycles and aid you in changing your negative behaviour patterns.

Although used as a recreational drug at parties and raves, it can be exceptionally habit-forming for a few who are regularly exposed to it. Despite the fact that it’s considered safe to use in an operating theatre, ketamine is especially dangerous when used outside of that environment.  In small doses, it gives off a mild rush of euphoria and “stoned” feeling, however, as the dose increases it can cause a state of emergence delirium. Thereby, the user’s ability to judge anything real is considerably hampered, and dream-like or nightmarish hallucination takes over. Due to the ‘removed from reality’-experience of ketamine, users are especially vulnerable to hazards such as falling over, sexual abuse, accidents, choking on vomit and cardio problems.

Long term usage leads to serious bladder problems, some of which are irreversible. The number of deaths associated with ketamine is escalating yearly across the globe along with the number of people reporting an addiction to the drug. Ketamine use can cause damage to the bladder, called ketamine cystitis which cannot be reversed, so stopping addiction as early as possible is vital to health.

Bladder problems are very commonplace for those who use daily.  It does not matter how little or much you use, everyone is different, some more susceptible than others.

Common symptoms of ketamine-cystitis include: