What is Ketamine? Researchers study use to treat depression

A new type of clinic is popping up across Northern California that offers the drug Ketamine to help patients with treatment-resistant.  Ketamine is a Food and Drug Administration-approved anesthetic that also has hallucinogenic effects used to open up new pathways in the brain. It offers a psychedelic experience to tap into the subconscious. Some doctors say that Ketamine can be helpful in treating patients with trauma and anxiety.  Tonight at 11 p.m. on KCRA 3, we follow one woman’s journey while she receives Ketamine-assisted therapy and explain more about why a new Institute for Psychadelics and Neurotherapeutics believes it could be the future for treatment-resistant depression.

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