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Abe Maddison

Ketamine abuse hits record high

Ketamine use is on the rise in Australia, the latest wastewater drug analysis indicates. (HANDOUT/AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE)

Ketamine use has surged to record highs across Australia, the latest wastewater drug analysis shows. 

Between December 2023 and April 2024, excretion levels of the drug that killed Friends actor Matthew Perry in October 2023 reached the highest recorded since the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission's wastewater reports began in 2016.

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