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Ketamine and the Consequences of Positive Psychedelic Exceptionalism

Zachary J Verne, Natalie Gukasyan, Jeffrey S Zabinski

American Journal of Bioethics 2025 DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2024.2433424 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Topics Esketamine Ketamine
Citations 2
Key points Argues that psychedelics are not ethically exceptional and should be governed by existing medical and research ethics frameworks.

Abstract

In “Distinctive but not Exceptional: The Risks of Psychedelic Ethical Exceptionalism,” Cheung et al. (2025) elaborate the ways that psychedelics share individual ethical considerations with those o...