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• (iStock)Dr. Sandhya Prashad, president of the American Society Of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists and Practitioners (ASKP3) in Florida, said there is "an extremely low risk of addiction, craving or withdrawal" when ketamine is used in low doses in a monitored clinical setting..
• "Abuse of ketamine occurs when it is self-administered in high or frequent doses without supervision or monitoring, which leads to addiction," she told Fox News Digital.Ketamine should only be obtained and administered by a licensed and experienced medical doctor, Johnson said..
• ""Ketamine is generally safe when administered by trained health professionals in a medical setting," an expert said..
• While using small doses of ketamine may seem safer than the larger doses given by IV, an expert warned that when people self-administer it, there is a danger of exceeding safe limits..
• "Ketamine is generally safe when administered by trained health professionals in a medical setting," Johnson said..
• "Ketamine should only be used within the confines of a close relationship between a patient and an experienced prescriber," he said, citing the position reaffirmed by ASKP3..