Children as young as 13 treated for ketamine-linked bladder damage

Summarised from 5 outlets · Updated 23 Sept, 05:50 · Archive

Children as young as 13 are being treated at a specialist clinic in Liverpool for bladder damage linked to ketamine use.

Alder Hey children's hospital in Liverpool has opened the first dedicated NHS clinic in the UK for young people with ketamine bladder, a condition causing chronic urinary problems linked to sustained use of the drug. Research on the first patients shows the majority are girls from deprived areas. Severe cases require dialysis.

How it is being reported

• Child ketamine users getting bladder damage describe 'peeing a jellyfish'Doctors running the UK's first and only dedicated NHS clinic for children with ketamine bladder say they are seeing patients as young as 13.BBC News · 23 Sept, 00:21
• Children as young as 13 suffering bladder damage after becoming addicted to ketamineExperts say understanding more about the teenagers being referred to a specialist NHS clinic 'is an important step towards preventing further harm'.Daily Mail · 22 Sept, 23:36
• Children as young as 13 'with ketamine bladder', says new researchTeenagers have been referred to a specialist clinic for a condition linked to sustained ketamine use, according to new research. The study of the first patients at the service in Liverpool also shows that the majority are girls and from deprived areas.The Mirror · 22 Sept, 23:31
• Children as young as 13 receiving treatment for ‘ketamine bladder’, new study revealsAnalysis of the first patients at the service in Liverpool also shows that the majority are girls and from deprived areasThe Independent · 22 Sept, 23:30
• Children as young as 13 being referred to UK hospital suffering from ‘ketamine bladder’County’s first such clinic, at Alder Hey in Liverpool, treating children suffering from chronic bladder problems with severe cases needing dialysis Children 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...The Guardian · 22 Sept, 23:30

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