Assertion: ketamine | /r/ObjectUse | used off-label
Facets:
value: to treat depression
type: PURPOSE
value: for anxiety
type: PURPOSE
value: for pain
type: PURPOSE
value: for post-traumatic stress disorder
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Ketamine -- perhaps best known as a street drug -- is listed by the World Health Organization as an important anesthetic and has been used off-label for pain, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, CNN reported.
text: He also noted that although ketamine has been available for decades and has been used off-label to treat depression, he hasn’t encountered people who currently use the drug recreationally in his research and interviews with illicit drug users.
text: Ketamine can also have negative side effects when used off-label to treat depression, including unexpected changes in heart functioning, cognition and respiration.