On a risk/harm scale, it's comparable to alcohol or cigarettes[1].
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_harmfulness#/media/File:D...
When you get ketamine from the internet, you're getting a mystery powder that is, at best, a potent form of an addictive drug in quantities that are not metered and are ripe for abuse. At worst, you're getting some form of fentanyl because internet drug dealers are inept.
> a potent form of an addictive drug
It's literally the same chemical; you didn't use those adjectives when you described it earlier.
> quantities that are not metered
Readily fixed for < $20: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D1NNGM6/
https://erowid.org/chemicals/ketamine/ketamine_dose.shtml#or...
> At worst, you're getting some form of fentanyl because internet drug dealers are inept.
That's not a ketamine problem; it's a prohibition problem.
I would talk the same way about treating ADHD with Desoxyn prescribed by a doctor versus buying a pile of methamphetamine online to self-medicate with.
> Readily fixed for < $20: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D1NNGM6/
If you're going to make bad choices, volumetric dosing is one of the less bad choices.
> That's not a ketamine problem; it's a prohibition problem.
It's a regulation problem. The supplement market is full of bunk or outright fake products. It took the FDA to reel actual medicine in.
My friend had one like this. It was barely accurate enough for all the funny RCs we had.