What can ketamine do for my mental health?

Actor Matthew Perry’s death in 2023 sparked public debate around ketamine, and a new docuseries is once again drawing attention to the drug. Dr. Monika Hooper, a psychiatrist who co-founded a licensed ketamine clinic in Saskatoon, says medically supervised ketamine infusions may help people with certain mental health conditions. But she says they can take time to have an effect, and come at a cost. Curious about emerging medical treatments? Check out our previous episode on psilocybin! For transcripts of The Dose, please visit: lnk.to/dose-transcripts. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. For more episodes of this podcast, click this link.