ketamine
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Note: Ketamine is also called Special K when used as a recreational drug
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According to Shah, feeling the effects of ketamine within 24 hours of treatment is typical. — Alice Levitt, Vox, "I tried ketamine to treat my depression. Within a day, I felt relief.," 24 July 2018 Source: RX Savings Solutions Among generic drugmakers with the largest increases, Hikma Pharmaceuticals HKMPY -6.65% PLC raised the price of pain drug morphine by 10%, anesthetic ketamine by 20% and blood-pressure medication enalaprilat by 30%. — Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, "Drugmakers Raise Prices on Hundreds of Medicines," 1 Jan. 2019 She was then held captive for six days in Italy, where she was given ketamine, stripped and handcuffed. — Katherine Lam, Fox News, "Kidnapped model says she had to make her abductor 'fall in love' with her to escape," 16 July 2018 That’s just the beginning: The company is working on a prototype that also tests for ketamine. — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, "Now, There's a Date-Rape Drug Test that Screens Your Drink in Under a Minute," 8 Sep. 2018 Studies are being conducted on ketamine’s efficacy on anxiety, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and even obsessive-compulsive disorder. — Alice Levitt, Vox, "I tried ketamine to treat my depression. Within a day, I felt relief.," 24 July 2018 McKinney’s statement said the drugs allegedly used included cocaine, ketamine, ecstasy and mushrooms. — Sarah Larimer, Washington Post, "Nine midshipmen facing disciplinary action as Naval Academy investigates drug use," 12 Mar. 2018 Instead she was drugged with the tranquilizer ketamine, handcuffed and zipped into a bag before being driven in the trunk of a car to a farmhouse outside Turin, more than 100 miles away. — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com, "Model Was Lured to Italy, Drugged and Then Held for Ransom for Days by 'Psychopath'," 12 June 2018 He was treated for an overdose of ketamine, a powerful medication used for anesthesia, according to the ruling. — J.d. Capelouto, BostonGlobe.com, "Federal judge tosses case of man on ketamine who sued Bellingham police after wild melee at station," 29 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ketamine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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