News · 22 March 2026
UK Kids Using Ketamine Bought Easily Online
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The cheap and widespread availability of ketamine means children, with first use typically starting from age 14, are now using or supplying the Class B drug, raising serious concern. Greater Manchester Police are tackling online sales on platforms like Snapchat, where dealers operate like commercial businesses. MANDRAKE tests confirmed medetomidine, a veterinary sedative 200 times more potent than xylazine, in Manchester ketamine samples.
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