Posted on 12/13/2022 3:20:52 PM PST by nickcarraway
A programme of therapy involving the drug ketamine will be made available to alcoholics in a research project.
The University of Exeter-led trial, with funding of £2.4m, will go ahead at seven NHS sites across the UK.
The trial will look into whether a combination of ketamine and therapy could help alcoholics stay sober for longer.
Prof Celia Morgan, the academic behind the research, said there was an "urgent need" for new treatments.
The research will go ahead after a phase two trial showed ketamine and therapy treatment was safe and tolerable for heavy drinkers.
An earlier study found participants who had ketamine combined with therapy stayed completely sober, representing 86% abstinence in their six month follow-up.
The Ketamine for Reduction of Alcohol Relapse (KARE) trial will now move to the next step of drug development, with the aim of rolling it out into the NHS if it proves effective.
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Do both and slip into the K-hole...
Rob a Veterinarian...
My Name is Bill?...
I couldn't find any gifs of (well, those would be spoilers)
Thanks.
Eat before the desire to drink. Try a bowl of corn flakes with honey on top, or a mess of biscuits and sausage gravy. Best advice ever from a taxi driver in New Orleans.
No question about the proven way.
Congratulations on 26 years of successful days. Fifteen years for me.
Cat or “Kitty” tranquilizer. Street name Special K. Teenagers break into veterinarians’ offices to get it.
At what dosage?
Good on you
Good question. I have not been able to read the hospital records to see what dose he was given.
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