6 h. ago What ketamine addiction does to your body as popular party drug is 'heroin of a generation'

Scientists have issued a warning over the "growing challenge" of ketamine abuse and the painful realities of becoming addicted to the party drug

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58 h. ago Group concealed kilos of cocaine and heroin in generators and engines

Anthony Sheridan, 45, Keith Shea, 53, Mark Peers, 61, William Armstrong, 44, Mark Pickthall, 40, and Andrew White, 45, each deny importing class A drugs

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6 d. ago Benidorm mystery as 'body washes up on beach' with no ID as cops launch investigation

An unidentified man's body washed up on a beach in a holiday destination popular with Brits, as police are now working to identify the individual in a tragic discovery

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8 d. ago Signs of ketamine addiction as The Vivienne's family want to tackle 'stigma'

UK Addiction Treatment Centres has emphasised that it is never too late to seek help for dependence

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8 d. ago Heartbreaking details of The Vivienne's 'secret' lethal ketamine addiction revealed by drag star's family

James Lee Williams, better known as The Vivienne, died of a cardiac arrest linked to the party drug and powerful painkiller in January being found dead at their home.

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8 d. ago Drag Race UK star The Vivienne kept ketamine addiction secret ‘to protect family’

James Lee Williams died in January of a cardiac arrest

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1 week ago BREAKING: Horror as body found in popular Northamptonshire spot on Easter weekend

The body was found in a popular dog walking spot in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire - we'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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1 week ago Horror as body found in popular Northamptonshire spot on Easter weekend

The body was found in a popular dog walking spot in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire by a member of the public - police said his cause of death is being treated as 'unexplained'

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1 week ago Horror discovery on popular UK beach as body spotted floating in the water

Authorities were called around 12.30pm today (April 19) after a member of the public spotted a woman's body in the sea around five miles off the coast of Brighton

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1 week ago Brighton beach horror as body found floating in water off coast of popular spot

The body of a woman was spotted from a boat around five miles from Brighton beach - police said an investigation had been launched to 'establish the full circumstances of the situation'

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1 week ago ‘My son killed himself after ketamine ruined his life – how many lives will this drug destroy?’

Barney Casserly took his life aged 21 as he struggled with a ketamine addiction which left him using the toilet 20 times a night due to irreversible bladder damage

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3 w. ago Killer drug becoming more popular because it's cheaper than cocaine

Ketamine, a Class B drug, is a dissociative anaesthetic which is often used as a party drug but can cause serious health problems, with use of the drug growing in the UK

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3 w. ago The killer drug becoming more popular because it's cheaper than cocaine

Known as a dissociative anaesthetic, ketamine is used as a party drug for its hallucinogenic effects. However, it can also cause serious health problems such as irreversible damage to the bladder and kidneys.

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3 w. ago The illegal party drug helping Ukraine’s traumatised soldiers live again

With limited numbers of foot soldiers to take on Russia, Ukraine has branched out into a revolutionary new treatment for its traumatised and damaged troops – ketamine, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley from Kyiv

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4 w. ago Glasgow M8 crash horror as driver high on ketamine sent pedestrian flying 50ft

David Nicolson got behind the wheel despite taking party drug ketamine and crashed into a stationary van that Ryan Docherty was standing beside.

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