Combinations - Ketamine and Heroin

[Beltane]

SWIM knows about both substances, though he's never mixed them specifically. He has, however, mixed opiate pain killers and ketamine and will draw some inferences. When combining pain pills with ketamine, SWIM felt the pills were superfluous and decided to stop wasting them.

Ketamine is a pretty overpowering experience and when injected intramuscularly (IM) or, less commonly, intravenously (IV,) many other drugs would be lost in the mix. Heroin's main effect is relaxation, and ketamine does a pretty good job of this itself. Taken in conjunction SWIM would expect a slightly "dopier" ketamine trip.

Insufflating/snorting ketamine in conjunction with heroin might yield more interesting results, but it's a stretch for SWIM to comment on this as he doesn't snort ketamine. He imagines the effect to be a "trippier" and more psychedelic version of a normal heroin experience.

The danger in the combination lies primarily in the fact that heroin, unlike ketamine under normal circumstances, depresses respiratory function. Heroin and ketamine are routinely used when doing surgery on humans as an anesthetic combo, but it must be stressed that this is done by an anesthesiologist, or at the very least an attentive person with some medical training. Using this combination recreationally, the dangers of repressing the respiratory system become more clear and present.

The other danger is that both ketamine, and to a slightly lesser degree heroin, can be pretty physically debilitating. Nodding out in a ketamine fog, a user is likely to be unable to respond to the demands of the physical world and all the dangers arising from such a situation must be guarded against.

If a person is inclined to experiment with this combination, it's highly recommended that they do so in the company of a clear-headed and attentive sitter.

Any SWIY have personal experience with the combo they care to share?

- Beltane

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