Ketamine Use Is on the Rise in U.S. - U.S. News & World Report
6 days ago · US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. ... ketamine use was highly associated with the use of other ‘club drugs,' such as ecstasy/MDMA ...
FDA approves standalone use of J&J’s ketamine-derived ... - CNN
4 days ago · Esketamine, the chemical name for Spravato, is a chemical mirror image of anesthetic ketamine, which is also abused as a recreational party drug and goes by the street nickname “Special K”.
Research Shows Increase in Ketamine Consumption in the U.S.
6 days ago · MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Many more Americans are turning to ketamine for kicks, a new study reports.. Recreational use of the anesthetic drug among U.S. adults increased 40% between 2021 and 2022, researchers say.. That follows a nearly 82% increase in ketamine use from 2015 to 2019, results show.
Ketamine found effective in treating severe depression - Harvard …
May 31, 2023 · A new study finds ketamine as effective as electroconvulsive therapy (without its major side effects) for the treatment of nonpsychotic, treatment-resistant depression.
Illicit ketamine on the rise in the US, research suggests | CNN
May 24, 2023 · 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 published...
Ketamine economy: New mental health clinics pop up with few rules ... - NPR
Jan 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...
Mind-altering ketamine becomes new pain treatment | AP News
Nov 7, 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.
FDA Issues Warning Over Misuse of Ketamine Therapy - The New York Times
Oct 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...
Cracking the Ketamine Code - National Institute of Mental Health …
Oct 27, 2023 · Many patients experience short-lived disorienting, psychedelic symptoms on ketamine, and there’s a risk for misuse. Further, ketamine’s intravenous delivery requirement can make it expensive and inconvenient. There are also concerns about ketamine’s safety and the effects of its long-term use.
Ketamine Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Depression in New …
May 26, 2023 · Research this week presents the most robust evidence to date that ketamine is at least as effective as electroconvulsive therapy for patients with treatment-resistant depression who do not have...