"Special K" therapy retreat uses drug to treat mental health disorders
A boutique hotel in Northern California is set to offer a three-day "intermuscular ketamine journey" for $2,995 under the care of Dr. Carrie Griffin, a 39-year-old osteopath. The psychedelic healing journey is designed for six to 18 clients at a time and comes complete with guided music art and talk therapy sessions, as well as tub-soaking treatments, facials, and hemp-infused massages. Small doses of the dissociative drug help regenerate brain neurons by slowing down the part of the lateral medulla, the section of the brain that can focus on obsessive thoughts. The doses also increase neurotransmitters and enhance the release of something called brain-derived neurotrophic factor.