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US doctors and experts have expressed concern about the growing popularity of ketamine use for medical purposes without proper oversight in the country. The death of actor Matthew Perry was a prime example of the high risks associated with such practices, reports The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
The tragic Perry incident should be ‘a wake-up call that ketamine needs to be used appropriately,’ – said Dr Gerard Sanacora, director of the Depression Research Program at Yale University.
According to Dr Sandhya Prashad’s assessment, there has been a ‘Wild West dynamic’ around ketamine in the US due to the fact that the drug, whose efficacy in treating mental health is unquestionable, is still not sold or regulated as a medicine.
