India, May 1 -- A new study has found that ketamine addiction can cause serious physical and mental health problems, with most of the users unaware of the dangers until they are already dependent.
Ketamine is a drug used by doctors to help patients sleep during surgery, usually given by injection in hospitals or clinics, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
This study, led by the University of Exeter and University College London, is the largest so far to look closely at people currently struggling with ketamine addiction.
"Our research is the first to analyse in-depth the experience of people using very large amounts of ketamine, and shows the devastating physical health problems people can face with dependent ketamine use," study author ...