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> Ketamine especially would not be a good anti-depressant pill, because it is highly addictive

SSRI withdrawl effects last up to a month whereas Ketamine once a month produces no such effects.

So the current therapy for depression is more addictive, by design, than Ketamine.

Just a note: in English, “by design” is an idiomatic construction that means “deliberately”. You probably want something like “by nature”.

By design seems more correct, given the pecuniary interests of the designers.