The New York Times examines ketamine effects amid Cornell assault allegations

The New York Times published an explainer on ketamine after Cornell’s Jane Doe said she was given the drug, according to the paper’s headline. Its summary describes ketamine as a short-acting anesthetic that can have hallucinogenic effects. It also says the drug is becoming more easily available and that some experts fear misuse is increasing.

TIME reported that Doe’s civil lawsuit alleges that seven members of Cornell’s Chi Phi fraternity sexually assaulted her and pressured her to take drugs and drink alcohol. The report says prosecutors reopened a criminal investigation after initially declining to press charges. The allegations have not been established as fact. Separate attorneys for two of the defendants denied the allegations, TIME reported.