'Ketamine is the only thing that saved me': Depression sufferer

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A vial of Ketamine Source: AAP / Teresa Crawford/AP

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A new clinical trial has revealed a low-cost version of ketamine can help treat severe depression. It found more than one in five people achieved total remission from their symptoms after a month of injections.

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