The kind of abuse that this chemical has seen is ridiculous. I want to urge people to treat these molecules with respect and dignity. Bold claim #1: there is no place for the recreational use of dissociatives. Bold claim #2: For this reason, there's no excuse for becoming addicted to dissociative drugs. That's a choice you make. I know that statement will be controversial but it's true. By and large, and allowing for individuations of body chemistry, it takes a good deal of regular, habitual use for even the human body to get addicted to even the most physically addicting chemicals that are used as recreational drugs. If you find yourself addicted to dissociatives, I think you need to look at what your goals are with these chemicals. There is no positive, self-affirming goal that is reinforced with regular, recreational use of dissociative drugs. None. If your goal is to negate, then yes, recreational dissociative use is for you; to put it in Nietzsche's terms, those who are addicted to dissociatives will nothingness itself.
Dissociatives should never be used at dissociative dosages outside of the home and these dosages should be administered ONLY in extremely controlled conditions. Disorientation can quickly elevate to such levels that it is impossible to determine, for example, whether it is safe to cross the street, or whether someone has slipped something into one's drink. Perceptions may become too chaotic to differentiate fantasy from reality. This sounds like fun but it's very serious and can become utterly confusing to the subject of the experience, so much so that he may lose all grip on his kinesthesia and inner awareness of his body; messages from the nerves to the brain may lose their boundaries between self and other.
Those well-versed in the Language have always taught us never to use psychedelic chemicals more than 3-4x a year and only in extremely controlled conditions, or under the guidance of a trained shaman. I recall Bob Dylan's lyrics: "Don't say I never warned you / when your train gets lost." Those who know what it means for the train to get lost know that this is nothing to play around with. The knowledge is there, and those of us who believe that there is something positive in these chemicals have to walk the noble path of restraint and moderation. I tell you, it's not worth the risk; treat these with respect and you can do them the rest of your life and get something positive out of them. Treat them as your plaything, and you'll have to carry the burden of regret the rest of your life.
I repeat, there is no excuse for the recreational use of dissociative drugs. Certainly any insights into neurology, consciousness, philosophy, evolutionary biology, or anthropology that can be gained from the exploration, both scientific and psychonautical, of these chemicals is hampered by recreational use -- both because such abuse is what keeps feeding the law-machine, giving it power to deflect motions toward sensible education as the reigning drug policy; and because the rote, mechanic repetition of dosages trivializes their ability to invoke organic becomings. Everyone here knows that education is what we need, not laws, but if you use these chemicals recreationally then frankly you are a part of the problem. Drug users bitch and complain about oppressive laws against them, but then play into the very behavior that these laws promote (i.e., uneducated usage and black market impurities/misrepresentation of the product being sold.)