Thursday, February 9, 2012
Studies suggest that the psychedelic anesthetic ketamine may have potent antidepressant properties.
A number of recent studies have demonstrated the potent, quick-acting and long-lasting antidepressant effects of the dissociative anesthetic ketamine, a legal prescription drug that has been approved by the FDA as a surgical anesthetic. Ketamine is also popular as a recreational drug, due to its euphoric and psychedelic properties. New studies by Carlos Zarate, M.D. of the National Institute of Mental Health have shown that a single infusion of ketamine can relieve symptoms of severe, even suicidal, depression in some patients within a few hours, and that relief generally persists for several days. Four studies have now demonstrated ketamine’s powerful and enduring antidepressant effects. In one of the studies, subjects received the …
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Many people who suffer from autism have reported lasting improvements after taking MDMA or “ecstasy,” and clinical research into MDMA as a possible treatment for this perplexing medical disorder is now on the horizon.
Autism is a largely mysterious neurodevelopmental disorder that usually manifests in children before the age of 3 as delays in their ability to socially interact and communicate. There are actually several types of autism, which are referred to as “autism spectrum disorders.” All these disorders are characterized by varying degrees of impairment in communication skills and social interactions, and by restricted, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior. Autistic children usually appear to completely lack interest in other people and seem to have enormous difficulty learning basic social skills. Signs of the disorder are often apparent in the first few months of life, as many autistic children seem indifferent to other people, not …
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Underground psychedelic psychotherapy vastly improved the final days of a remarkable young woman’s battle with colon cancer.
The pain involved in losing a child is arguably the most difficult experience that a human being can face, as it seems to go against the flow of nature. Although we all must face our own death eventually, being confronted with life’s impermanence at an early age can be far more difficult than at the end of a full life span, and watching helplessly as one’s child loses their embodied form is devastating beyond what words can express. This is why, out of love and compassion, we will all do almost anything to help ease the suffering of our children when they are dying--including giving them illegal drugs. The Santa Cruz Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)--which supports medical research into the therapeutic potential…
frobert
7:53 am on Monday, February 20, 2012
You make this drug sound so harmless and innocent. Search "Ketamine abuse". Is this data fictitious? more ›