Posted 3/19/2024, 12:36:17 PM
Ketamine in the Spotlight After Musk Cancels Partnership Following Heated Interview with Don Lemon
- Ketamine was discussed in a contentious interview between Don Lemon and Elon Musk, after which Lemon revealed Musk canceled a partnership
- Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that can cause hallucinations and an "out of body" feeling in high doses
- Ketamine is legal for medical use as an anesthetic and depression treatment, but illegal distribution is common
- Celebrities like Matthew Perry and Chrissy Teigen have used ketamine to treat depression
- Ketamine is not an opioid - it suppresses glutamate signaling unlike opioids that hijack the endogenous opioid system