US EditionKetamine may become Class A drug as Home Office orders review
- The government is reviewing whether to reclassify Ketamine as a Class A drug due to rising usage rates, with almost 300,000 users reported in the year up to March 2023.
- Dame Diana Johnson, the Policing Minister, expressed concern, calling Ketamine an 'extremely dangerous substance' and stated that the rise in use is 'deeply concerning.'
- The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs will assess the health and social harms of Ketamine and provide recommendations to the Home Office.
- If reclassified, penalties for Ketamine supply could increase to life imprisonment, aligning it with drugs like Cocaine and Heroin.
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Study reveals significant increase in recreational ketamine use among adults
A recent study analyzing data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) found that past-year recreational ketamine use among adults has increased dramatically since 2015, including significant shifts in associations with depression and sociodemographic characteristics such as race, age and education status.
Ketamine could become Class A drug after Labour asks for review
Ketamine is widely associated with clubs and raves (Picture: Getty Images) Ketamine could be upgraded from a class B to a class A drug after the government requested a review into its status. Currently, those who supply or produce the club drug can face a prison sentence of up to 14 years, an unlimited fine, or both. If it is reclassified – placing it alongside drugs like heroin, cocaine and LSD – supplying or producing ketamine could mean life…
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The government is considering reclassifying ketamine as a Class A substance after a record number of people reported using the drug. Ketamine is currently a Class B substance, meaning the maximum penalty for supplying or producing it is up to 14 years in prison, an unlimited fine, or both. Almost 300,000 people between the ages […]
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