THE TELEGRAPH: National Crime Agency exposes increasing ketamine use in England amid surge in ‘drug cocktails’
Ketamine usage more than doubled in England last year amid the rising popularity of designer “drug cocktails”, The Telegraph can reveal.
The largest and most accurate study of its kind, conducted on behalf of the National Crime Agency (NCA), has exposed a dramatic rise in the popularity of the drug.
Almost 25 tonnes of ketamine were consumed in England last year, up from 10.6 tonnes in 2023.
The drug is now more popular than heroin, with the worst hotspots in Norwich, Liverpool, and Wakefield.
The findings are revealed in Home Office data, seen by The Telegraph, which will form part of the NCA’s annual threat assessment next week.
The agency, dubbed Britain’s FBI, will warn of a rise in the use of several recreational drugs in Britain, including a 10 per cent increase in cocaine. » | Tony Diver, Associate Political Editor | Friday, February 21, 2025
It is astonishing indeed that our politicians worry about people enjoying a cigarette when all this is going on! How much sense does it make for Starmer and his clique to introduce a generational smoking ban when so many in the country are as high as kites on drugs? – © Mark Alexander
