As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old surgical drug that is now a trendy psychedelic therapy.
Prescriptions for ketamine have soared in recent years, driven by for-profit clinics and telehealth services offering the medication as a treatment for pain, depression, anxiety and other conditions. The generic drug can be purchased cheaply and prescribed by most physicians and some nurses, regardless of their training.
With limited research on its effectiveness against pain, some experts worry the U.S. may be repeating mistakes that gave rise to the opioid crisis: overprescribing a questionable drug that carries significant safety and abuse risks.
We have a ketamine protocol where I work. Hourly pain and psychoactive rating scales. It has been very effective for the people I’ve looked after who were on it, with minimal and well controlled side-effects.
The research may still be in its infancy, but the evidence is there and growing for use.
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Wait a few years and you’ll see ketamine addiction skyrocketing
You’ve never gone to a music festival in the last few years have you
Shit has been everywhere for a while, I’ve met numerous spunions abusing the hell out of the. OTOH, I have a friend who has a rare condition treated with ket, and it’s changed their life in regards to pain
