US health chiefs approve antidepressant nasal spray derived from ‘party’ drug ketamine

An antidepressant nasal spray derived from the illegal ‘party’ drug ketamine has been approved by US health chiefs to treat suicidal people (stock picture)  An antidepressant nasal spray derived from the party drug ketamine has been approved by US health chiefs to treat suicidal people.   Spravato — made by American pharmaceutical and consumer giant Johnson … Read more

Queen’s elite bodyguard is arrested ‘for having nine bags of cocaine and ketamine’

Queen’s elite bodyguard is arrested ‘for having nine bags of cocaine and ketamine’ after ‘white powder is found in St James’s Palace bathroom’ The private was allegedly found with the drugs in his possessions at his barracks British Army confirmed a soldier had been arrested for ‘suspected drug offence’ Coldstream Guards is the oldest regiment in the … Read more

High doses of ketamine can switch off the brain, study says

High doses of ketamine, a drug commonly used in humans as an anaesthetic, can temporarily switch off the brain, researchers claim. In lab experiments, UK researchers observed the brain activity of sheep turning off in an instant, and then turning back on minutes later.  This phenomenon is likely to explain the dangerous ‘K-hole’ phenomenon – … Read more