The Risks of Take-Home Ketamine: A Cautionary Perspective
Ketamine, an NMDA receptor antagonist, has shown promise in the treatment of various psychiatric disorders, including depression and PTSD. Its rapid-acting...
Cannabis DUI
The legalization of cannabis in certain regions has sparked a shift in the landscape of substance use among young people, with an emerging...
Another Independent Pharmacy Closes
After more than 3 decades of serving the local community, Point Loma Shelter Island Drug, and its sister store up on the top of the hill, Point Loma...
Pharma Company Evergreening
Millions of lives have been saved by the products of pharmaceutical companies, but let’s face it, they are not primarily in the business of saving ...
Self-pay versus insurance-based practice.
A respected psychiatric journal, JAMA Psychiatry, recently published a study, in which they showed that an increasing number of psychiatrists in the US...
Ketamine is NOT a Sedative
In the summer of 2019, a young man, Elijah McClain, died after being arrested by the police. During the arrest he became agitated and EMTs...