Written Question·Home Office·UIN 82393

Ketamine: Misuse

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Charlotte Nichols

LabourWarrington North

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the reclassification of ketamine as a class B drug on the rate of usage among 16 to 59 year olds annually since 2015.

Answer

Sarah Jones
Ketamine is a dangerous substance, which can cause irreversible bladder damage and in some cases death. Ministers are very concerned about the harms ketamine causes and on 16 October 2025 the Department for Health and Social Care launched a campaign to al...

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