• voidavoid@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

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

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      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.

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        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.