Ketamine, a Class B substance, is used in clinical settings as an anaesthetic for people and animals - but it is also taken recreationally.

The advice from the ACMD will now be considered "urgently" by the government before a final announcement is made.

"In January 2025 the Government asked the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to provide an updated harms ...

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has today (28 January 2026) published its updated harms assessment of ketamine. The ACMD has ...

'Ketamine can be a killer and that is what youngsters need to know' ...

The class B drug has some very nasty effects on the body ...

A police force says it has seen a rise in the use of the drug ketamine in young people, with some becoming seriously ill.

A DENTAL nurse claims she blew enough cash to buy “ten Mercedes” on her ketamine addiction – which left her using the ...

There has been a surge in use of the drug, which can have serious consequences for a user's health ...

The proposed rescheduling of marijuana could have far-reaching implications in science, medicine and criminal justice. What ...

Recent significant rises in the use of ketamine by young people, and in the harms it can cause – in particular in relation to bladder damage, dependence, and drug-related deaths - have led to growing ...

Cumbria Police executed warrants across the county as part of Operation Abraham, targeting ketamine supply in Cumbria.