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Ketamine is a "dissociative anaesthetic" and is used as an anaesthetic and painkiller. In non-medical use, it is usually consumed nasally as a white crystalline powder and is covered by the NPSG (New Psychoactive Substances Act). Z6 and checkit! frequently provide information and advice on ketamine. The number of samples analysed has increased over the years.

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Ketamine is a "dissociative anaesthetic" and is used as a sedative and painkiller. Outside of its legal medical use, it is usually consumed nasally as a white crystalline powder and is covered under the NPSG (New Psychoactive Substances Act). Z6 and checkit! frequently provide information and counselling on ketamine.

The East-West co-operation is a project of the two Austrian drug checking organisations checkit! from Vienna and Drogenarbeit Z6 from Innsbruck. It aims to identify and analyse regional differences and similarities in the drug market as well as consumption patterns and trends.