Ketamine

The common drugs that facilitates “date rape” are: flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), and ketamine. In popular culture these drugs are referred to as roofies, liquid ecstasy, and “special k”, respectively (“What is rape and date rape?,” 2009). These drugs are known to facilitate date rape due to their lack of color, smell or taste which make it…

Dexmedetomidine versus Granisetron for the management of post spinal shivering Abstract Background: Shivering is one of the most stressful complications for patient and surgeon during spinal anesthesia. In this prospective, randomized, double blinded study we compared the efficacy of Dexmedetomidine versus Granisetron for control of post spinal shivering. Methods: study was conducted on 120 patients, ASA I-III, of either sex, aged 18–60 years, scheduled for elective lower abdominal and lower…

Did you know that 97 out of 100 rapists go unpunished and walk away free from the consequences of their crime? What is worse is that 75% of the time, 'walking away ' means to the next room or work the next day for most victims due to the fact that 75% of reported rapes are acquaintance rapes or familial assaults. Aside from media interpretation, stranger rapes only make up 25% of reported sexual assaults. The other day on the news there was a report of sexual assault and the reporters were…

Depression is one of the most discussed and research topic in psychology and psychiatry. In earlier ages, depression, like many other mental diseases, was diagnosed as a form of demonic possession and a sickness from evil spirits. Again, like many other mental illnesses, the measures that were deemed appropriate to drive out the ‘evil spirits and demons’ were very extreme and ranged from lashings, use of restraints, imposed isolation and imposed starvation (History Today, 2012). Slowly, it…

Ecstasy: The friendly terminator Given the opportunity to choose which kind of drug I want to be, I would choose to become a date rape drug. Google defines a date-rape drug as a drug that causes temporary loss of memory and is given to individuals in order to facilitate rape or sexual abuse, defines a date-rape drug. The reason I would choose o become this drug is merely because they are powerful and dangerous. My success and efficiency as a date-rape drug is always guaranteed owing not only…

The term mental health has many different connotations and many of these connotations give people who have mental health issues a bad rap. One example of a bad connotation is that many people associate mental health issues with people who have learning disabilities whether they have down syndrome or are just on a slower learning curve than most people. Most people who have mental health issues have them because of reasons unbeknownst to the people that surround them. There are times when friends…

3. Discuss your personal growth as a result of the experience(s). (2 points) As I went through these experiences, I realized that at any given time once I start my professional career as a nurse, I will have a patient faced with one of the complications experienced in either the conference or in other activities preformed. I realized that each member has a different role to play, and I must respect them if I want to have a smooth day. I must be willing to work as a team to get the best results…

big effect. So it 's easy to overdose on GHB. Most GHB is made by people in home or street "labs." So, you don 't know what 's in it or how it will affect you It can be known as fluid X or Georgia Home Boy. The last principle medication is called ketamine. It is a feline sedative that arrives in a powder poured in fluid or it will come as a fluid itself. The indications for these medications included: unsteadiness, sickness, seizures, slurred discourse, hypertension, disarray, stomach issues,…