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What's the Safest Party Drug?

Researchers find the drug least likely to send you to emergency room.

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Ketamine: A Club Drug That May Be the Future of Antidepressants

Studies and trials point to the potential of a rave drug becoming the newest antidepressant medication in decades.

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What's the Safest Party Drug?

Researchers find the drug least likely to send you to emergency room.

Ketamine: A Club Drug That May Be the Future of Antidepressants

Studies and trials point to the potential of a rave drug becoming the newest antidepressant medication in decades.

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