We need your help now Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open. You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough. If you’ve seen value in our reporting, … Read more
The psychedelic effects recreational users often seek from taking ketamine do not predict the therapeutic benefits for people being treated for alcohol use disorder. The popular theory, which says that ketamine may have its therapeutic benefits because it produces strong psychedelic effects, has been called into question by a new study from King’s College London … Read more
HSE warns of dangers of new ‘designer drugs’ in circulation ahead of festival season The Journal Source link
Archyde Belgian Police Investigate Spiking Incidents in Kortrijk nightlife, 41 Victims Identified Table of Contents 1. Belgian Police Investigate Spiking Incidents in Kortrijk nightlife, 41 Victims Identified 2. Investigation Details and Arrests 3. The Modus Operandi: Spiking and it’s Aftermath 4. Uncovering a Potential Network 5. A Victim’s Account 6. Addressing Potential Counterarguments 7. Preventative … Read more
Ketamine can effectively treat depression, but whether depressed patients with alcohol use disorder can safely use ketamine repeatedly remains unclear clinically. To investigate this possibility, Mohamed Kabbaj and colleagues from Florida State University modeled aspects of human depression in rats using long-term isolation and assessed how isolation and alcohol exposure alter ketamine intake. The authors … Read more
University of Virginia Brain Institute and School of Medicine researchers have received an initial $9.3 million award from the National Institutes of Health for a $30 million clinical trial to determine if the powerful anesthetic ketamine can save patients from prolonged, life-threatening grand mal seizures that won’t respond to other treatments. “Status epilepticus,” as the seizures are … Read more
Archyde Could Ketamine Be a Breakthrough Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease? Table of Contents 1. Could Ketamine Be a Breakthrough Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease? 2. How Ketamine Works in teh Brain 3. New Hope for Parkinson’s Patients: Could Ketamine Treat Movement Disorder? 4. Understanding Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease 5. What is Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia? 6. Unraveling … Read more