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Mar 19, 2025

Spotlight: Notes from the Field: Ketamine Detection and Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths — United States, July 2019–June 2023

A majority of deaths with ketamine detected involved illegally manufactured fentanyls (IMFs) (58.7%), followed by methamphetamine (28.8%) and cocaine (27.2%).
Michael DeMarco, PhD

by Michael DeMarco, PhD

Spotlight: Notes from the Field: Ketamine Detection and Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths — United States, July 2019–June 2023
Notes from the Field: Ketamine Detection and Involvement ..
This report describes the detection of ketamine in overdose…
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCDCMMWR

Ketamine Harm Reduction
Ketamine prescribed off label is a legal possibility for some use cases. Your medical provider and pharmacist will discuss the various indications and risks involved. Talk to your independent medical provider to see if you might be a candidate for medicine in conjunction with psychotherapy.
Psychedelic Institute of Mental Health & Family TherapyMichael DeMarco, PhD

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