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    Shots - Health News
    Scientists used light to control the firing of specific cells to artificially create a rhythm in the brain, which acted like the mind- bending drug Ketamine
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    Scientists Say A Mind-Bending Rhythm In The Brain Can Act Like Ketamine

    Sep 16, 2020
    Researchers were able to mimic the mind-altering effects of the drug ketamine by inducing a particular rhythm in one area of the brain.
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    In 2019, the FDA approved Spravato for patients with major depressive disorder who hadn't responded to other treatments. Now, the agency is adding patients who are having suicidal thoughts or have recently attempted to harm themselves or take their own l
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    Nasal Spray Is A New Antidepressant Option For People At High Risk of Suicide

    Aug 07, 2020
    Doctors have a new option for suicidal patients. It's a fast-acting nasal spray containing a version of the anesthetic ketamine.
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    A newly published study from University College London suggests that a single dose of ketamine could help dramatically reduce the alcohol intake of heavy drinkers.
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    A Single Dose Of Ketamine Might Help Heavy Drinkers, Study Finds

    Nov 26, 2019
    Participants in the U.K. experimental study dramatically reduced their average alcohol intake for months after the initial dose. Ketamine has also been used to treat severe depression.
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    Ketamine appears to restore faulty connections between brain cells, according to research performed in mice.
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    Ketamine May Relieve Depression By Repairing Damaged Brain Circuits

    Apr 11, 2019
    Scientists are learning how the party drug ketamine relieves depression so quickly — and why its effects fade over time.
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    Shots - Health News
    Spravato, the brand name for esketamine, a newly approved option for treatment-resistant depression.
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    FDA Approves Esketamine Nasal Spray For Hard-To-Treat Depression

    Mar 05, 2019
    Three decades after Prozac arrived, consumers are getting a new kind of antidepressant. The medicine is based on the anesthetic ketamine, which has been used illicitly as a party drug.
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    These PET scans show the normal distribution of opioid receptors in the human brain. A new study suggests ketamine may activate these receptors, raising concern it could be addictive.
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    Ketamine, A Promising Depression Treatment, Seems To Act Like An Opioid

    Aug 28, 2018
    A Stanford research team finds that ketamine's ability to quickly relieve depression may depend on activating the brain's opioid system. The finding raises new questions about the drug's safety.
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    Ketamine’s Long, Strange Trip From Club Drug To Depression Treatment

    Jun 22, 2018

    The drug ketamine has gone from Vietnam battlefields to nightclub dance floors to a

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    From Chaos To Calm: A Life Changed By Ketamine

    Jun 04, 2018
    The anesthetic ketamine first wowed the medical world with its ability to relieve severe depression in hours. Now it's showing promise for other psychiatric disorders, including bipolar and PTSD.
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    Ketamine For Severe Depression: 'How Do You Not Offer This Drug to People?'

    Mar 20, 2017
    More and more doctors are offering ketamine, an anesthetic and club drug, to severely depressed patients who haven't responded to other treatments.
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    These glass capsules contain the drug ketamine.
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    Ketamine's Split Personality: Risky Club Drug, Effective Anesthetic

    Sep 07, 2016
    It's best known as a hallucinogenic club drug here in the U.S., but in many countries, ketamine has a more noble role.
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    David Feifel, a psychiatrist at the University of California, San Diego, has treated about 100 people with ketamine.
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    Club Drug Ketamine Gains Traction As A Treatment For Depression

    Sep 28, 2015
    Doctors and patients are using ketamine to treat severe depression, even though the anesthetic and psychedelic club drug has not been approved by the FDA for that purpose. It's not without risks.
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    Experimental medicines related to ketamine, an anesthetic and club drug, are making progress in clinical tests.
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    Depression Treatments Inspired By Club Drug Move Ahead In Tests

    May 28, 2015
    A decade ago, scientists showed that the anesthetic ketamine could relieve major depression in hours. Now, two chemical cousins of the drug are entering the late stages of clinical testing.
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