Deaths due to illicit ketamine use have increased twenty-fold since 2015 – but these deaths are increasingly occurring in complex polydrug settings, raising doubts over whether single-substance drug ...

A drug derived from ketamine – a nasal spray known as esketamine – is licensed in the UK for treatment-resistant depression. It is available on the NHS in Scotland but not in England. RCPsych said it ...

While annual deaths with post-mortem detections of illicit ketamine have risen over the past decade, the research team say ...

Family members of those who have died from taking the ‘horrific’ Class B are among those calling for it to be reclassified ...

Clinical trials are underway across Europe testing whether psychedelic-assisted therapies can help address mental health disorders. But doctors urge a ‘sober science’ approach. View on euronews ...

A drug derived from ketamine – a nasal spray known as esketamine ... Professor Oliver Howes, chairman of RCPsych’s psychopharmacology committee, said: “New treatments are very rarely developed for ...