Ketamine was legalised in the United Kingdom for the first time but much regulation followed later
Recreational use of ketamine was documented in the early 1970s in underground literature.
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It was used in psychiatric and other academic research through the 1970s, culminating in 1978 with the publishing of articles which documented the unusual phenomenology of ketamine intoxication.
The incidence of non-medical ketamine use increased through the end of the century, especially in the context of raves and other parties.
Its emergence as a club drug differs from other club drugs however, due to its anaesthetic properties (e.g., slurred speech, immobilization) at higher doses in addition, reports are common of ketamine being sold as "ecstasy".