Recreational ketamine use can lead to irreversible bladder damage.
The New Zealand medical journal April 12, 2024 Daniel Eaton, Frank Kueppers 1 citation
A growing number of young patients in New Zealand are being treated for severe bladder overactivity syndrome linked to recreational ketamine use. While ketamine bladder syndrome has been reported internationally, no local data had existed before this work. The condition can cause irreversible bladder damage, and surgical procedures such as cystectomy, urinary diversion, or augmentation cystoplasty have been necessary in some cases internationally.