Children as young as 13 being referred to UK hospital suffering from ‘ketamine bladder’

A new specialist clinic in Liverpool is treating children as young as 13 for severe bladder damage linked to prolonged ketamine use, marking the UK’s first dedicated service for young patients suffering from the drug’s devastating urological effects. With some cases requiring dialysis, medics at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital have opened the clinic amid rising concerns over ketamine-related health crises among adolescents. The condition has led to chronic bladder problems, highlighting the growing impact of recreational drug misuse on young people’s long-term health. The clinic’s establishment signals an urgent response to a rising trend in addiction-driven medical complications.

County’s first such clinic, at Alder Hey in Liverpool, treating children suffering from chronic bladder problems with severe cases needing dialysisChildren 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. Continue reading...