The Guardian has this article today. It's about time someone raised this issue. How the hell can this drug still be classified as class C? Anyone who's seen someone K'd out of their heads can tell you how awful it is - and now the health risks are becoming clear.
Quote:
Ketamine, a powerful tranquilliser used on horses, is being taken in growing number by young people in the UK, causing crippling health problems.
Some addicts have needed to have their bladders removed and must now wear catheters. Other users have suffered serious kidney problems, breathing difficulties, addiction, bouts of unconsciousness and trouble with urinating. The drug also involves a heightened risk of heart attack.
Some users also end up with cocaine-style damage to the inside of their nose, because the drug is often snorted in powder form, though it can also be injected, taken as a pill or swallowed as a liquid.
It's amazing that this can be class C when cannabis is class B, and - even more stupidly - psylocybin mushrooms are class A. No wonder kids don't give a toss about health warnings when they're not based on evidence.
Come back Dr Nutt, your country needs you.
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