Report: Children as young as 13 being referred to UK hospital suffering from ‘ketamine bladder

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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. The report also notes that Medics at Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool opened the first ketamine clinic in the UK for young people against the backdrop of a surge in urology problems linked to addiction of the drug.

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