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Ketamine is an option in children as the sole anesthetic for minor procedures or as an induction agent followed by neuromuscular blocker and tracheal intubation. [42] In particular, children with cyanotic heart disease and neuromuscular disorders are good candidates for ketamine anesthesia.
2F-NENDCK (CanKet, 2-Fluoro-N-Ethylnordeschloroketamine, 2'-Fluoro-2-Oxo-Phenylcyclohexylethylamine, 2'-Fluoro-2-Oxo-PCE) is a recreational designer drug from the arylcyclohexylamine family, with dissociative effects presumably similar to those of ketamine. Its general effects, dissociative or otherwise, may deviate from other arylcyclohexylamines.
The use of ketamine as part of a "post-clubbing experience" has also been documented. [36] Ketamine's rise in the dance culture was most rapid in Hong Kong by the end of the 1990s. [32] Ketamine use as a recreational drug has been implicated in deaths globally, with more than 90 deaths in England and Wales in the years of 2005–2013. [37]
How is ketamine used for depression? Dr. Brandon Hamm, a psychiatrist who runs the ketamine infusion clinic at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, said that the drug’s value lies, in part, in how ...
Ketamine has a negative perception for many for being abused as a party drug and even garnered the nickname "Special K." However, psychiatrists have said that ketamine can be a life-changing ...
The finding by the Los Angeles County medical examiner that "Friends" star Matthew Perry died from "acute effects" of ketamine is generating interest in the drug.. Ketamine is generally safe when ...
If Drugs Were Legal (2009) – cannabis, cocaine, crack, ketamine, heroin, MDMA, LSD, amphetamines (and fictional drugs, including "dexclorazole," which mimics the effects of fluoxetine but on a much larger scale; and "xp25," which stimulates the serotonin neurotransmitters in the brain but causes sudden heart attack)
Here, we explore ketamine therapy’s safety with Steven L. Mandel, M.D., co-founder of Ketamine Clinics Los Angeles and the founder of the nonprofit American Society of Ketamine Physicians ...