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Ketamine is a fast-acting 'dissociative anaesthetic'. Rather than blocking pain, like traditional painkillers, it shuts off the brain from the body. With the brain no longer processing information from nerve pathways, awareness expands resulting in a hallucinogenic state.
GHB is a sedative that was first synthesized in 1960 by Dr. H. Laborit, a French researcher interested in exploring the effects of GABA in the brain. As it turned out, Laborit found that GHB exhibited a range of effects beyond those expected from GABA.
The LSD effect is described as a 'trip' because it is a long (8-12 hours) and powerful experience which alters visual and auditory perception.
