For decades, ketamine was known best as an anesthetic, used in hospitals worldwide. In the 1990s, it became a popular club drug known by the street name Special K.
Now it’s enjoying newfound fame as a revolutionary treatment for depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other mental health conditions.The first research on ketamine’s potential as a fast, effective antidepressant was published in 2006.
Six years later, the first ketamine clinic opened, offering intravenous infusions of the dissociative agent, paired with therapy administered before and after.
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