'It's a little brighter': More veterans turn to ketamine therapy for depression, PTSD

'It's a little brighter': More veterans turn to ketamine therapy for depression, PTSD

Ketamine, a painkiller invented for Vietnam War soldiers in the '60s, has been a common surgical anaesthetic since the '70s. Today, ketamine has been increasingly used as a new clinical treatment for treatment-resistant depression and trauma-related mental conditions.

Why Veterans With PTSD Are Turning to Psychedelics

When Marcus Capone retired from active duty in 2013 after 13 years as a Navy SEAL and explosives breacher, he had a hard time reintegrating into family life. “I was struggling to find solace, purpose or peace,” he recalls. “I wasn’t getting along with my wife and kids, nothing was working out.” Four years later, he reached a breaking point: “Time was running out; I was thinking about suicide.” Traditional therapy and a rotating cast of antidepre…