Party drug being used to alleviate depression
A woman sits on a bus as it makes its way along St Vincent Street on November 1, 2010 in Glasgow, Scotland. According to a poll released today, 66% of Brits will feel depressed due to it being 'the most miserable day of the year'. The …
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Posted: 02/03/2012
Doctors are saying there is new hope for people who suffer with depression.
A drug with a notorious past is helping patients immediately.
Like millions of Americans, Chris Stephens was suffering from depression, he had given up on the idea of ever feeling better.
Until he got help from the most unlikely of places, a party drug, sometimes called special K. Doctors call it Ketamine.
Scientists have discovered that in a different form it has amazing potential.
Doctors are actively searching for drugs that work in a similar way.
Chris has been taking an experimental drug that works like Ketamine for more than a year.
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