How can ketamine affect your mental health?

Learn how ketamine impacts mental health, real-life consequences for teenagers, and strategies to combat misuse. Useful for youth, educators, and parents aiming for positive mental health practices.

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The Background: Understanding Ketamine Imagine you have a sneezing fit whenever you blink too hard. Sounds bizarre, right? Now imagine a drug originally meant to be an anaesthetic that some people use for kicks or to escape reality. That's ketamine for you. Originally used in human anaesthesia and veterinary medicine, ketamine started making waves for a totally different reason - as a recreational drug popular at parties and clubs. But here's where it gets really interesting. Recently, ketamine has been looked at as a potential revolutionary treatment for severe depression, especially for those who haven't had success with other treatments....
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