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Alcoholics who are given KETAMINE alongside therapy are more likely to stay sober for six months - Daily Mail

Alcoholics who are given KETAMINE alongside therapy are more likely to stay sober for six months - Daily Mail

Alcoholics who are given KETAMINE alongside therapy are more likely to stay sober for six months - Daily Mail
Jan 11, 2022 1 min, 42 secs

'We found controlled, low doses of ketamine combined with psychological therapy can help people stay off alcohol for longer than placebo.'.

The graph shows the average percentage of days over the six-month study that the participants in each of the four groups were sober for.

Those prescribed ketamine and psychotherapy did not drink for 87 per cent of the trial (162 of the 180 days), followed by 81.7 per cent alcohol abstinence among those given ketamine and alcohol education classes (147 days).

Meanwhile, those given a placebo drug and therapy were sober for just 77.2 per cent of the six months (139 days) and those given the placebo drug and alcohol education class did not drink alcohol for 70 per cent of the study (126 days) .

It started being used as a party drug in the late 2000s, with people taking it before raves for a more intense experience. .

As a class B drug in the UK, possession of ketamine can result in people facing up to five years in jail, while supplying it could mean up to 14 years in prison

The study was the first of its kind to examine whether ketamine combined with therapy could prevent people from quickly returning to heavy drinking after stopping. 

Half of the volunteers received psychological therapy, while the remaining participants were given alcohol education classes

Those given ketamine and therapy drank more than recommended guidelines on five days over the six-month period, on average. 

After monitoring the volunteers for six months, the team found those who took the drug were sober for 10.1 per cent more days within the 180-day study than those who were not given the drug. 

Results from the study also show those given ketamine and therapy had the lowest rates of relapse, with 61.9 per cent of people having drank alcohol within the six-month study

The rate was higher among those who received therapy alone (66.7 per cent), those given ketamine and alcohol classes (68.2 per cent) and alcohol classes alone (78.3 per cent)

The Exeter team argued ketamine could support alcoholics trying to give up alcohol by 'temporarily alleviating depressive symptoms during the high-risk relapse period'

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