The UK has ketamine problem. Its use increased by 85 per cent between 2023 and 2024. Paul Kenyon investigates the global trade in the drug.

Dr. Salvador Plasencia agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, according to the signed document filed in federal court in Los Angeles. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors agreed to drop three additional counts of distribution of ketamine and two counts of falsifying records.

Elon Musk has released an apparent recent drug test on his X account. Early June 17, the Tesla CEO posted a laboratory final report of his urine sample from United States Drug Testing Laboratories affiliate Fastest Labs of South Austin which appeared to show he tested negative for all drugs,

The death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry, who had high levels of ketamine in his system when he died, and the public use by tech billionaire Elon Musk have pushed ketamine into the global spotlight.