Deaths involving illicit ketamine use have soared twenty-fold since 2014, a new study has revealed.
In what is the most detailed assessment of ketamine-related deaths to date, researchers found deaths surged from six in 1999 to 123 projected deaths in 2023. The analysis of coroner’s reports found there were 696 deaths with detections of illicit ketamine in total between 1999 and 2024 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
