Overview

• Taylor says recreational use that escalated to daily intake by age 20 led to intense abdominal 'ket cramps' and severe burning bladder pain.
• She reports repeated hospital stays, nasal damage and her weight falling to 4st 11lbs during the height of her dependence.
• She entered detox at the Hope Centre on July 30 and has remained drug‑free for more than four weeks with support from the Life Boat Recovery Hub and a Liverpool pelvic health clinic.
• Research cited in the coverage links regular, high‑dose misuse to serious urinary tract, bladder and kidney damage, with severe cases requiring bladder removal.
• UK government data show ketamine use among 16–24s has tripled since 2016, and a local practitioner says over 100 people have sought help for drug‑related pelvic and bladder issues, with stigma discouraging many from speaking up.