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Could A Club Drug Offer 'Almost Immediate' Relief From Depression? : Shots - Health Blog : NPR

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Currently, there's no quick fix for severe depression. Antidepressants usually take weeks to work, if they work at all. But patients who received experimental doses of ketamine — long used as an anesthetic, and an illegal club drug — report an astounding relief from their symptoms in less than a day.

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Most Recently Shared on February 5, 2012 at 8:37 pm By:

AdamCorley AdamCorley

Interesting article on the possibility of using ketamine to treat depression - http://t.co/WGfq9yYF

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