Ketamine Resources
Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic that has been used in medical settings since the 1960s. Its dissociative effects—such as detachment from reality, sensory distortion, and temporary paralysis—can be appealing to some users, but they also bring significant risks, particularly when used frequently or in high doses. Support workers may encounter individuals using ketamine occasionally, bingeing during social events, or using it daily to cope with trauma, mental health challenges, or other underlying issues. The impact of ketamine use can vary widely—from minimal disruption to daily life, to severe physical and psychological harm.
PLEASE NOTE: These documents and videos are intended for informational and guidance purposes only and does not constitute clinical or medical advice.
Our aim is to provide accurate, evidence-based information on ketamine to support safer choices and reduce harm.
PLEASE NOTE: These documents and videos are intended for informational and guidance purposes only and does not constitute clinical or medical advice.
Our aim is to provide accurate, evidence-based information on ketamine to support safer choices and reduce harm.
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Have you considered Ketamine Informed Design?
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A resource to support someone whose use is linked to the online world: buying it and using it.
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A ketamine staff resource to help support workers when working with ketamine users. This includes advice on how to use the ketamine toolkit.
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This is designed to be service user facing. Work through it together or give them this to take away. Suitable for young people and adults.
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This guide for parents and carers is a compassionate and informative tool to help people understand the substance and how best to respond to their children/young people who are using ketamine in a supportive and non-judgemental way.
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This is a suggested pathways for anyone working with ketamine users. This includes advice for suggested psychosocial approaches and clinical pathways.
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This is our Ketamine Withdrawal and Bladder Syndrome Assessment Scale. Although available as part of our toolkit/staff resource, you can also download a standalone version here.
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This guide helps to understand how ketamine can be used as a self-medicating tool for someone who is neurodivergent.
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This document provides further information for how ketamine impacts the brain via the NMDA receptors.
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This provides herbal remedy advice for those starting to feel the effects of ketamine on their body.
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This provides over the counter/suggested prescribing medication for those starting to feel the effects of ketamine on their body.
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This guide provides risks, dangers and harm reduction advice when using alongside alcohol and/or stimulants.
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This provides safer injecting information for users who are injecting ketamine (either intravenous or intramuscularly).
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This guide provides risks, dangers and harm reduction advice when using alongside opioids.
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This provides information to reduce the harms when preparing ketamine for injecting from its powdered form back into a liquid form.
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This guide provides information on what a ketamine overdose might look like and how best to support the individual experiencing this.
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This guide provides a suggested approach to detoxification based on the best evidence available. Please note, this is suggested guidance only and should not be seen as clinical guidance.
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This is a simple calculator tool that allows you to calculate how much a person is using in grams down into milligram dosing.
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This guide offers information on how to adapt environments and processes to offer safe, inclusive, and trauma-informed care for ketamine users.
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