How to Use ketamine in a Sentence

ketamine

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Definition of ketaminenext
  • MacLean isn’t alone in weighing the pros and cons of ketamine.
    — Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Is Shane the last straw, or has the ketamine addled his brain?
    — Lisa Liebman, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2021
  • That leaves it to the patient to assess ketamine providers.
    — Dawn Megli | Kff Health News, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The generic ketamine pills or lozenges are mailed to patients’ homes.
    — Brianna Abbott and Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2022
  • But the coroner did not rule out that the chokehold, in addition to the ketamine, may have contributed to his death.
    — NBC News, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Before ketamine, Brekke could only think about making it through the day.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The ketamine studies went off like a flare in the darkness, visible for miles and making headlines across the world.
    — Benedict Carey, STAT, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The new autopsy concluded McClain died of the too-high dose of ketamine.
    — Ashley Parker and Justine McDaniel, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Once the ketamine took hold, his mother took him to experience her birth and showed him the afterlife.
    — Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Paramedics called to the scene then injected McClain with the anesthetic ketamine.
    — Malaika Jabali, Essence, 1 Sep. 2021
  • That’s the way ketamine therapy is supposed to work, at least at L.A.’s top-tier ketamine clinics.
    — Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Most of the ketamine was in powder form, which could raise the risk of being adulterated with deadly drugs such as fentanyl.
    — Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • It was modeled after the drug ketamine, an anesthetic that has been used for many years to treat depression.
    — David E. Carpenter, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
  • He was placed in a chokehold and paramedics injected him with the powerful sedative ketamine.
    — Amy Forliti, chicagotribune.com, 15 Apr. 2022
  • One of the causes of McClain's death, in addition to the ketamine, was forcible restraint, according to the autopsy.
    — Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Clair has helped nine patients return to Kadima for more ketamine sessions.
    — USA Today, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The drug comes in tablet and crystal form, and may be mixed with other drugs, including methamphetamine, ketamine, cocaine, and caffeine.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The ketamine is also administered in a very low dose (.5mg per Kg of body weight), and the patient is closely monitored.
    — Steve Smith, courant.com, 10 June 2021
  • People taking generic ketamine at home aren’t subject to the same oversight.
    — Brianna Abbott and Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Patients can pay extra for ketamine nasal sprays and tablets to use between infusions.
    — Matthew Perrone, Fortune Well, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Trace amounts of ketamine were found in Perry's stomach, but the coroner said high levels of the drug were found in his blood: 3.54 micrograms per milliliter.
    — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The ketamine dose can be taken orally at home or injected if it’s done at one of the company’s 12 in-person clinics.
    — Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2022
  • In the past year, ketamine therapy clinics have been appearing throughout the U.S.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Elijah McClain was injected with 500 milligrams of ketamine by the paramedics.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Law enforcement officers restrained the 23-year-old, and paramedics injected him with a lethal dose of ketamine.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The defense attorneys also have argued the paramedics injected McClain with a dose of ketamine too large for his size.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The Canadian comedic actor died from acute effects of ketamine, a drug sometimes used to treat depression.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Then, the paramedics did not examine McClain but gave him ketamine at a higher dose than was necessary for McClain’s size, which would prove lethal.
    — Ashley Parker and Justine McDaniel, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Friends told police Christy and Hilda both had taken cocaine and ketamine, a popular club drug.
    — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2023
  • What are your thoughts on the negative connotation of ketamine?
    — Amy Rosner, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023

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