'Don't do it' warning from ketamine addicts

A FRESH warning has been issued about ketamine as the drug crisis continues to grip the region.

- BY JAMIE GREER

The growing ketamine usage across Merseyside prompted one Liverpool councillor to say the area is facing a “pandemic-level” crisis.

Border officials reported record seizures last year, standing at 2,046 compared to 1,337 in 2023.

Liverpool is the UK’s ketamine hotspot for seizures of the drug with busts on Merseyside more than five times the national average.

Users of the drug said it makes them feel detached, dreamlike and invincible.