Stories Related to Ketamine Used To Subdue Dozens At Request Of Minneapolis Police, Report Says

CHRISTOPHER MELE, NY Times: Health
Sat, 06/16/2018 - 5:13am

The Star Tribune reported that emergency medical workers were asked by officers 62 times last year to sedate people with the powerful anesthetic.

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