New effects of ketamine abuse uncovered: Extreme pain, bladder damage
Friday, March 18, 2016 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
Research has revealed how recreational ketamine abuse damages the bladder. In two studies, medical researchers show how ketamine present in urine causes damage to the epithelial lining of the bladder, allowing urine to penetrate into underlying tissues which causes inflammation and extreme pain. In some cases this pain can be so extreme that patients need to have their bladder removed (cystectomy).