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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Tbf, they only stopped using ketamine on humans because they got tired of people having alien encounters on the operating table.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Ketamine is still used in anesthesia on humans in many countries. Also, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is a thing now, I'll be having my second session next month.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How long ago? My brother was given ketamine for a surgery like 4 years ago

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Been a couple decades since I did much reading in this area, but as I recall, it was around the Vietnam war, when it was being used as a field anaesthetic.