Ketamine therapy can help people with depression, but also poses risks: experts

Ketamine therapy can help people with depression, but also poses risks: experts Ketamine can be a "life-saving" treatment for depression but also a major risk to patients with a history of addiction, Canadian psychiatrists say after U.S. authorities charged several people in connection with actor Matthew Perry's overdose death.

Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Aug 19, 2024 12:22 PM Aug 19, 2024 12:35 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message A vial of ketamine, which is normally stored in a locked cabinet, is shown in Chicago on July 25, 2018. Ketamine can be a "life-saving" treatment for depression but also a major risk to patients with a history of addiction, Canadian psychiatrists say after U.S.

authorities charged several people in connection with actor Matthew Perry's overdose death. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Teresa Crawford Ketamine can be a "life-saving" treatment for depression but also a major risk to patients with a history of addiction, Canadian psychiatrists say after U.S.

authorities charged several people in connection with actor Matthew Perry's overdose death. Police and prosecutors in California allege that five people, including two doctors, supplied the former “Friends” star with dangerous amounts of ketamine before his death last October. The Ottawa-raised actor had been receiving legitimate ketamine infusion treatments for depression but turned to an illicit supply to obtain more doses, they said last .