Health - Effects of ketamine on precipitated opiate withdrawal

[Bajeda]

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Description: N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonists were shown to be effective in suppressing the symptoms of opiate withdrawal. Intravenous anesthetic, ketamine, is the most potent N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist available in clinical practice. The present study was designed to evaluate the effects of subanesthetic ketamine infusion, as little human data are available on ketamine in precipitated opiate withdrawal.

In this study, subanesthetic ketamine infusion was an effective adjuvant in the correction of acute precipitated opiate withdrawal although it had no long-term effects on treatment of opiate dependence.

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[machine_elf]

Interesting. At fully anaesthetic doses ketamine does bind to mu and sigma opioid receptors.

[enquirewithin]

Curious. But I can't help thinking that any heroin addict who knew ketamine was helping them would soon develop a ketamine habit!