Warning over rising drug abuse leaving young people needing nappies

Daily Mirror · Lucy Thornton · 2026-11-06 13:43 UTC

Growing Ketamine use in the UK is causing "devastating damage" to the bladders of young children and teenagers

Growing Ketamine use in the UK is causing "devastating damage" to the bladders of young children and teenagers

Ketamine abuse in children and young people, which is on the rise in the UK, has been leaving youngsters needing nappies for the rest of their lives.

Children as young as 12 and 13 have been using the Class B drug, which is commonly used as a horse tranquiliser, leaving them with bladder damage.