The ketamine-derived drug was first approved in 2019 to be used in combination with antidepressants, and later for patients experiencing suicidal thoughts or actions. “Now that it is also ...

Ketamine can trigger symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia, but it isn’t known to cause the disorder itself. Ketamine is gaining attention for its potential to treat depression and other ...

This week, the Food and Drug Administration approved Johnson & Johnson’s ketamine-based nasal spray, Spravato, as a standalone therapy for cases of depression that haven’t responded to other ...

According to a new study, ketamine use has risen significantly since 2015. The results highlight the need for closer monitoring of recreational ketamine use. A recent study analyzing data from the ...

Recreational ketamine use has increased in the United States in recent years, outpacing its rise as a treatment for depression, a new analysis suggests. The hallucinogenic drug — a controlled ...

Recreational ketamine use has local researchers sounding the alarm. Dr. Philip Botkiss is the medical director of the West Coast Ketamine Center. He says he's seen a good response from patients ...

After two years of regular ketamine use, Dan was snorting three grams on a Monday night – and urinating blood. He had started taking the drug recreationally aged 23, when he moved from the ...

“Being the medical director and owner of the Ketamine Healing Clinic of Los Angeles ... who also co-created a prescription-based rapamycin antiaging cream and a natural testosterone booster ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Ketamine was previously reclassified from class C to class B in 2014, and since then, the number of users has continued to rise. The most recent ...

Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) can encompass many different things. Treatment settings can range from exotic, remote locations (as per a ketamine retreat) to the more mundane, like a ...

Elon Musk said in a March 2024 interview that he takes ketamine to treat depression. He claimed to have a doctor's prescription for the drug. How often, or under what circumstances, he uses ketamine ...