Illicit ketamine on the rise in the US, research suggests | CNN
WEBMay 24, 2023 · CNN — A growing supply of illicit ketamine is making its way to the United States, new research suggests, fueling concerns about an increase in nonmedical use. According to the new research...
FDA Issues Warning Over Misuse of Ketamine Therapy - The New York Times
WEBOct 11, 2023 · The Food and Drug Administration issued an alert on Tuesday about the dangers of treating psychiatric disorders with compounded versions of ketamine, a powerful anesthetic that has become...
Ketamine economy: New mental health clinics pop up with few rules ... - NPR
WEBJan 30, 2024 · Ketamine, approved as an anesthetic in 1970, is emerging as a major alternative mental health treatment. But more than 500 clinics have popped up with little regulation, and treatment varies...
Ketamine clinics for mental health are popping up across the ... - NBC News
WEBJan 4, 2023 · Ketamine clinics offer people pricey infusions of the drug. Some experts are concerned that the unregulated industry could be risky. An inhaled version of the drug is approved for severe...
Ketamine found effective in treating severe depression - Harvard …
WEBMay 31, 2023 · A clinical trial of 403 patients found that ketamine was as effective as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for non-psychotic, treatment-resistant depression, with fewer side effects. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, also measured impacts to memory and quality of life.
Ketamine Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Depression in New …
WEBMay 26, 2023 · A new study suggests that, for some patients, the anesthetic ketamine is a promising alternative to electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, currently one of the quickest and most effective therapies...
Mind-altering ketamine becomes new pain treatment | AP News
WEBNov 7, 2023 · Updated 6:38 PM PDT, November 6, 2023. WASHINGTON (AP) — As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old surgical drug that is now a trendy psychedelic therapy.
The Ketamine Cure - The New York Times
WEBNov 4, 2021 · Ketamine — an anesthetic first popular with the 1970s counterculture movement and then as a club drug known as “Special K” — has recently emerged as a promising mental health treatment.
Cracking the Ketamine Code - National Institute of Mental Health …
WEBOct 27, 2023 · Learn how NIMH-supported research led to the discovery and approval of ketamine and esketamine for treatment-resistant depression. Explore the history, science, and challenges of this new antidepressant.
Ketamine’s effect on depression may hinge on hope | News Center ...
WEBOct 19, 2023 · A trial found that ketamine improved depression symptoms in patients under anesthesia, even if they received placebo. The researchers suggest that positive expectations or hope may play a key role in ketamine's effectiveness.