Children as young as 13 being referred to UK hospital suffering from ‘ketamine bladder’
Alder Hey children's hospital in the UK has opened a specialist clinic to treat a surge in 'ketamine bladder,' a painful and potentially irreversible condition. Patients as young as 13 are being referred for treatment, with most cases linked to chronic ketamine addiction.
Why it matters
The rise of severe, life-altering urological damage in teenagers highlights the growing public health crisis surrounding youth drug addiction.
Analysis of the first patients to use the service shows some are as young as 13, with most being girls and most living in deprived areas. Analysis of the first patients to use the service shows some are as young as 13, with most being girls and most living in deprived areas. Drugs Children as young as 13 being referred to UK hospital suffering from ‘ketamine bladder’ County’s first such clinic, at Alder Hey in Liverpool, treating children suffering from chronic bladder problems with severe cases needing dialysis
Prefer the Guardian on Google Children as young as 13 in the UK have been referred to a specialist clinic for a “devastating” bladder condition linked to sustained use of ketamine.
Medics at Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool opened the first ketamine clinic in the UK for young people amid a surge in urology problems linked to addiction of the drug.
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