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ketamine
[ kee-tuh-meen, -min ]
noun
- a synthetic nonbarbiturate general anesthetic, C 13 H 16 ClNO, used to induce anesthesia, alone or in combination, in surgical or diagnostic procedures of short duration; extensively used in veterinary medicine.
ketamine
/ ˈ°ìÉ›³ÙÉ™³¾¾±Ë²Ô /
noun
- a drug, chemically related to PCP, that is used in medicine as a general anaesthetic, being administered by injection; cyclohexylamine
ketamine
/ °ìŧ′³ÙÉ™-³¾Å§²Ô′ /
- A general anesthetic given intravenously or intramuscularly in the form of its hydrochloride salt, used especially for minor surgical procedures in which skeletal muscle relaxation is not required.
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Many antidepressants, along with deep-brain stimulation and ketamine, work by activating the same pathways in the brain involved with learned helplessness, Mayburg said.
They hope to raising “vital awareness†and spread “information on how to help†people struggling with ketamine use.
James Lee Williams, better known as drag star The Vivienne, died from a cardiac arrest caused by the effects of taking ketamine, their family has said.
Handcuffs and cable ties were taken to the cottage in Brynteg, Ceredigion, by the three men, who also tried to source ketamine to drug their victim.
Medical personnel offered a variety of drugs to treat the pain — fentanyl, 10- to 15-milligram doses of oxycodone, dilaudid and ketamine — all with little effect, according to the lawsuit.
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