Welcome to a presentation on ketamine for the treatment of addiction by Dr. Lowan Han Stewart, specialist in emergency medicine and Medical Director of Axonklinikken Norway.

What is ketamine, and how and why does it work? Ketamine is best known as a drug with promising results in treatment of depression, anxiety and PTSD, so why does it also work for addiction treatment? What is addiction? And how does the current drug policies and attitudes affect the research and implementation of ketamine for therapeutic purposes? This evening we will take a deep-dive into these subjects, and ascend a little more informed.