Medics to treat alcoholics in Manchester with ketamine
Alcoholics receiving treatment at one Manchester mental health trust will be given ketamine as part of a trial to see if it reduces alcohol dependency.
Ketamine is a licensed medical drug, widely used as an anaesthetic and in pain relief, but is also used recreationally, and is classed by the Home Office as a Class B drug.The trial will recruit 280 people with alcohol problems who will be randomly split into two groups. Half will be given ketamine at the dose used in the first clinical trial with psychological therapy.
The 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. Trial lead Professor Celia Morgan, from the University of Exeter, said we 'urgently' need new treatments for alcoholism, as alcohol-related harm is estimated to cost the NHS around £3.5 billion each year, and wider UK society around £40 billion.
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