A new pill that slowly releases ketamine could treat people with severe depression without giving them the psychedelic side effects of the often-misused drug, early trial results suggested on Monday. First developed in the 1960s as an anesthetic, ketamine’s hallucinogenic and dissociative effects led to it becoming a party drug dubbed “Special K”. However, mounting research has demonstrated that ketamine is effective for the roughly quarter of people suffering from depression who see little benefit from common anti-depressant drugs. In many countries, ketamine has been prescribed for depression for years. Read More