Rise in ketamine use prompts warning over bladder damage

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Rise in ketamine use prompts warning over bladder damage

Martin

Johnston

mjohnston@nzdoctor.co.nz

Friday 12 April 2024, 04:21 PM

Recreational use of ketamine can lead to ketamine bladder syndrome [image: US Cancer Institute, Wikipedia]

“Unfortunately, he was now reporting intermittent ketamine use again, which highlights the difficulty with ketamine cessation” Increasing recreat

Research

References

Eaton D, Kueppers F. Recreational ketamine use can lead to irreversible bladder damage. NZ Med J 2024: 12 April:137(1593).

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