The treatments of the future may arise from a long-stigmatized class of drugs.
The first modern antidepressants were originally tuberculosis medications, created from leftover World War II rocket fuel.
In 2019, the Federal Drug Administration approved Spravato for depression, a chemical that was originally a veterinary anesthetic and later used recreationally as a club drug.
Why shouldn't tomorrow's antidepressants also come from unexpected sources?
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