After two years of regular ketamine use, Dan was snorting three grams on a Monday night – and urinating blood. He had started taking the drug recreationally aged 23, when he moved from the ...

The tragic early death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry from a ketamine overdose in 2023 has swung a spotlight on the dangers of unsupervised use of the potent anesthetic. Now, America's leading ...

Ketamine can trigger symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia, but it isn’t known to cause the disorder itself. Ketamine is gaining attention for its potential to treat depression and other ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Johnson & Johnson’s ketamine-derived nasal spray to help millions of U.S. patients suffering from severe depression. Spravato, approved as a ...

Recreational ketamine use has increased in the United States in recent years, outpacing its rise as a treatment for depression, a new analysis suggests. The hallucinogenic drug — a controlled ...

This week, the Food and Drug Administration approved Johnson & Johnson’s ketamine-based nasal spray, Spravato, as a standalone therapy for cases of depression that haven’t responded to other ...

Ketamine, a powerful horse tranquilizer and anaesthetic, is an increasingly popular recreational drug of choice for teenagers, according to the latest government crime survey for England and Wales ...