Ketamine’s rising popularity has created a paradox. While it’s hailed by some doctors as a breakthrough psychiatric treatment, it’s also driving a surge in addiction and harming people’s health. To ...

Off-label ketamine is being increasingly used in clinical practice for treatment-resistant depression. Serial infusions of ketamine were no better than midazolam infusions for hospitalized patients ...

“You may feel like you’re going to die — but you’re not. Your body is right here in this safe place and we are monitoring you to ensure you are safe.” That’s what Steph Mahrle, a 43-year-old ...

Activation of the body’s opioid system may be required for ketamine’s antidepressant effects, new research hinted. In a small study of adults with major depressive disorder, taking the opioid blocker ...

Elon Musk confirmed his doctor-supervised use of the drug ketamine to treat depression in an interview with Don Lemon, causing a spike in interest in the controversial drug that some doctors view as a ...

Celebrities like Matthew Perry, Chrissy Teigen and others have been open about using ketamine infusion therapy to help treat mental health conditions. According to the United States Drug Enforcement ...

When people use ketamine for depression under medical supervision, doctors don’t consider it highly addictive. But misuse can lead to addiction. Ketamine was originally developed as an anesthetic in ...

Ketamine addiction is linked to high levels of physical health problems and psychological consequences, with nearly half of those affected not seeking support or treatment, new research has revealed.

The famous James Lee Williams, better known by the stage name The Vivienne, is a British drag queen, known for being appointed the first winner of the UK RuPaul's Drag Race. She died of a ketamine ...

Jacintha was at her wits' end. Her daughter was struggling, and they had tried everything ‒ two types of antidepressants, years of talk therapy and weeks of an intensive outpatient program. There was ...

Medicare doesn’t cover ketamine infusion therapy, though it may cover a nasal spray made with esketamine (a ketamine derivative) in certain cases. Medicare considers Ketamine therapy as ...