Outside of a clinical setting, ketamine is sometimes abused as a recreational drug. When administered at a ketamine clinic for the purpose of treating depression or pain, it is administered in doses much lower than those used for recreational purposes. Ketamine used safely every day as an anesthetic and analgesic drug—in the right hands it is legal and safe. Ketamine infusions are administered in a clinical setting—patients are not sent home with a prescription for ketamine, dramatically reducing the chance of the drug making its way into the wrong hands. Contrary to popular belief, ketamine is not physically addictive. When used recreationally, ketamine can be psychologically addicting.