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Ketamine in sentence

14 examples of Ketamine in a sentence

Calypsol has another name, ketamine, which also goes by another name, Special K, which is a club drug and drug of abuse.
If we had discovered ketamine as a paravaccine first, it'd be pretty easy for us to develop it, but as is, we have to compete with our functional fixedness and mental set that kind of interfere.
So if we wanted something sooner, ketamine is already FDA-approved.
And that's not true for just ketamine.
A cacophony of cackling kookaburras and cockatoos in Kakadu couldn't quite quit ketamine.
In the first controlled study, researchers reported a 50% decline in symptoms of depression within two hours of a ketamine infusion, and one-third of patients were virtually symptom-free within a day.
Unlike conventional antidepressants – which are used to elevate concentrations of the neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine, or noradrenaline – ketamine influences the glutamate system.
By blocking glutamate from binding to the NMDA receptor, ketamine leads to an augmented glutamate release, which activates other types of glutamate receptors and enhances the function and density of synapses (the junctions between neurons) in areas of the brain where stress or depression has caused cells to atrophy.
According to this view, the altered state of consciousness produced by ketamine – particularly the dissolution of the self’s boundaries and the experience of union with the world – might constitute a profound and meaningful experience for a patient.
In other words, drugs like ketamine that quickly increase neuroplasticity might be particularly clinically efficient in combination with psychotherapeutic interventions.
Unfortunately, research on ketamine addicts and those who take it in large doses as a party drug has revealed that its use may lead to learning and perception problems, as well as memory disorders.
As a result, ketamine may never develop into an accepted treatment for depression in its current form.
Because ketamine has been available for decades, there is no patent for it, so pharmaceutical companies have little financial incentive to carry out research on the drug and seek approval for its use as an antidepressant.
In general, more information is needed on new types of synthetic drugs (like the hallucinogen ketamine), developments in production techniques, emerging trafficking routes, and new markets.