Erica Alarcon

First injection of ketamine among young injection drug users (IDUs) in three U.S. cities.

Drug and Alcohol Dependence September 18, 2006 Stephen E Lankenau, Bill Sanders, Jennifer Jackson Bloom et al.

Ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic, has emerged as an increasingly common drug among subgroups of young injection drug users (IDUs) in cities across the United States. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 213 young IDUs aged 16-28 years recruited in New York, New Orleans, and Los Angeles between 2004 and 2006. While some initiated injection drug use with ketamine, the drug was...