Street ketamine use and differential risk of suicidality among adults in Taiwan.
Harm Reduction Journal September 29, 2025 Yen-Chun Kuo, Sheng-Chang Wang, Chuan-Yu Chen
The misuse of ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic, has surged sharply in popularity across East and Southeast Asia and Oceania. This study aimed to evaluate the association between recent patterns of ketamine use and the risk of suicide in northern Taiwan. Illicit ketamine users were recruited through network-based sampling from 2015 to 2017, along with a comparison group of individuals who...