Ketamine

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Ketamine has been used as a general anaesthetic for more than 50 years. The medicine has recently garnered prominence as a therapeutic agent used in the treatment of depression.

Acute Use

Abuse

Chronic use may lead to ketamine-induced ulcerative cystitis and neurocognitive impairment which can impact negatively upon achievement in education and at work, and also compound addiction problems.[1]

  1. Morgan CJ, Curran HV; Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs. Ketamine use: a review. Addiction. 2012 Jan;107(1):27-38. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03576.x. Epub 2011 Jul 22. PMID: 21777321.

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