US EditionKetamine 'epidemic' among UK youth raises alarm
- Ketamine use among young people in Britain has reached unprecedented levels, leading some experts to label it an 'epidemic' due to its affordability and popularity.
- In 2024, an estimated 269,000 individuals aged 16 to 59 reported using ketamine, highlighting the growing problem.
- Barney Casserly, who died at age 21, struggled with ketamine addiction after initial use at a music festival, and his mother described his decline into loneliness and pain.
- Junior Interior Minister Diana Johnson stated that ketamine misuse among youth aged 16 to 24 has increased by 231% over the last decade, illustrating the severity of the issue.
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Ketamine 'epidemic' among UK youth raises alarm
The first time Barney Casserly used ketamine at a UK music festival he thought he had found "nirvana". Five years later he died in agony, leaving behind devastated parents and friends.
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