14/03/2020
PHEST TALKING DRUGS CAMPAIGN !
As part of a committed campaign to end drug and substance abuse and help persons addicted to drug use, we've been involved in concerted efforts to spread the message of &SubstanceAbuse.
Daily we have been sharing facts, figures and correct information focused on stopping the trend of illicit drug taking and its abuse.
Today I share with you a drug
that was discovered in 1962, first tested in humans in 1964, and approved for use in the United States in 1970. It was extensively used for surgical anesthesia in the Vietnam War due to its safety. This drug is called KETAMINE.
It is a medication mainly used for starting and maintaining anesthesia.It induces a trance-like state while providing pain relief, sedation, and memory loss.Other uses include sedation in intensive care and treatment of pain.
It has been documented recently as a drug commonly abused by youths.
Used amongst abusers as a recreational drug, it is still unsafe.
SIDE EFFECTS?
*Cardiovascular: abnormal heart rhythms, slow heart rate or fast heart rate, high blood pressure or low blood pressure
*Central nervous system: Ketamine is traditionally avoided in people with or at risk of intracranial hypertension (ICP) due to concerns about ketamine causing increased intracranial pressure. It does not increase ICP more than opioids.
*Dermatologic: Transient reddening of the skin, transient measles-like rash
*Gastrointestinal: reduced appetite, nausea, increased salivation, vomiting
*Local: Pain, eruptions or rashes at the injection site
Neuromuscular and skeletal: Increased skeletal muscle tone (tonic-clonic movements)
*Ocular: Double vision, increased intraocular pressure, involuntary eye movements, tunnel vision
*Respiratory: Airway obstruction, cessation of breathing, increased bronchial secretions, reduced effort to breathe, spasm of the vocal cords (larynx)
*Other: Anaphylaxis, dependence, emergence reaction.
NB: when Ketamine is administered by a trained medical professional for clinical usage its adverse effects are minimal and measured.
However, untrained and unmonitored usage can actually kill.
Pls kindly note that the abuse and dangerous usage of drugs and other substances is dangerous to health and has increased risk of damaging major organs and reducing someone's economic value.
You can kindly help rebroadcast our messages to have a better wider reach.
From all of us have a drug and substance free life.
Omo-efe Festus Jr.
MD/CEO, PHESTMEDICS.
phestmedics@gmail.com