Karen P Barrios

Ketamine use in a large global sample: Characteristics, patterns of use and emergency medical treatment.

Journal of Psychopharmacology 2025 Karen P Barrios, Dean J Connolly, Jason Ferris et al. 17 citations

Ketamine's popularity has surged globally in the past decade, especially among young men. Emergency department visits due to its toxicity remain relatively rare, often linked to co-occurring use of other substances. Using data from the Global Drug Survey (GDS) 2018, this study explored the correlates associated with lifetime and past-year ketamine use, and estimated the socio-demographic...