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Ellesmere Port: Ketamine addiction made my son a zombie, mum says • May 17, 2025, 2:09 AM ET (BBC)
Boy, 15, among arrests in ketamine crackdown • May 7, 2025, 7:36 AM ET (BBC)
NT's 'largest' ketamine bust involves drugs found in energy and protein packs • Apr. 25, 2025, 4:53 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

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Also Known As special K • K • CI581 • cat valium • 2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)-cyclohexanone • super acid • jet

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