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Ketamine: Misuse

Commons · Question 61669 · Tabled 20 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Rachel Gilmour

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle trends in the level of ketamine abuse among young people.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 30 Jun 2025

The Department takes seriously the threat ketamine use poses to young people. Local authorities are responsible for providing drug treatment services based on the needs of their local populations, and this includes services to support ketamine users. In a...