Children as young as 13 are getting ketamine bladder damage
Doctors running a dedicated NHS clinic for children with ketamine bladder say they are seeing patients as young as 13.
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Children as young as 13 are getting ketamine bladder damage, doctors running a dedicated NHS clinic for it have told the BBC in an exclusive interview.
Medics at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool say some patients - they have had over 100 referrals since opening last May - describe "peeing a jellyfish", which is some of the bladder's protective lining being shed.
Prolonged damage can lead to incontinence or uncontrolled peeing, and even kidney failure.
Many children at the clinic had been taking ketamine for a year or more, meaning some may have started when they were 12 or younger.
Some with emotional trauma say the ketamine, sold for pocket money prices, helps "shush" or quieten their brain.
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