Ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic known for its psychedelic effects, has had a big year. Thanks in large part to its celebrity fans — a list that notably includes SpaceX honcho, with proponents arguing that the mind-altering drug is an effective therapeutic for treating psychiatric conditions ranging from depression to post-traumatic stress disorder.
Those risks are nothing to bat an eye at. As noted by the FDA in its warning, the potential side effects of the drug include "abuse and misuse" — ketamine is a recreational drug, after all, and has been— as well as "psychiatric events, increases in blood pressure, respiratory depression , and lower urinary tract and bladder symptoms."
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