Sleep Drug Abuse Rises 6 Times 2007 Levels: DOH

Published January 7, 2013

Sleep drug abuse rises 6 times 2007 levels: DOH

Filed under: ketamine addiction

The ranking of the abuse rate of ketamine increased from the fifth in 2010 to the third this year, according to DOH statistics. Chief doctor of the psychiatric department in Chimei Medial Center Lin Chin-Chia (???) said, “Many people nowadays take … Read more on China Post

Abuse of sleeping pills increasing: FDA

Filed under: ketamine addiction

Heroin topped the list of abused drugs for the sixth straight year, accounting for 66.8 percent of all drug abuse cases, followed by amphetamine and ketamine, which accounted for 33.1 percent and 5 percent, respectively, the FDA said in a press release. Read more on Focus Taiwan News Channel

Glutamate and Psychiatry in 2012—Up, Up and Away!

Filed under: ketamine addiction

Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain.1 It is involved in the neuro-circuitry of memory, emotions, and cognition and is implicated in myriad psychiatric conditions, including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, drug addiction … Read more on Psychiatric Times