There’s been an urgent warning over the use of Ketamine after a surge in deaths in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Scientists say it’s getting worse because people are using it as a cheap "mixer" for drug cocktails.
A new study found a big increase in the number of deaths linked to the drug last year.
As our Correspondent Sejal Karia reports, it comes as campaigners call for Ketamine to be re-classified from a class B to a more dangerous class A drug.
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