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The drug ketamine is gaining popularity among young people in Europe. It causes serious health damage, but its medical status makes it difficult to regulate. In Denmark, the drug is also frequently found.

Both Copenhagen and Aarhus hit by ketamine wave

The drug Ketamine has become a recreational substance and is spreading across Europe despite significant health consequences. Foto: Cecilie Rolvung
The drug Ketamine has become a recreational substance and is spreading across Europe despite significant health consequences. Foto: Cecilie Rolvung
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Ketamine poses complex challenges for European health authorities

It is both a cheap anesthetic used in healthcare systems in poor countries as well as a widely used recreational drug, according to the EU’s drug agency (EUDA), which collects information on drugs and intoxicants.

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