Ketamine use in Ireland rises as Dublin records 40% jump in wastewater detections

Euda research detected a 42% increase in the presence of ketamine products at Ringsend wastewater treatment plant in Dublin. File picture: Leah Farrel/RollingNews.ie

There has been a 40% jump in detections of ketamine in wastewater, providing further evidence of the rising use of the party drug in Ireland.

A European study, which examines the presence of byproducts of drugs in wastewater systems, found a “strong increase” in the hallucinogenic drug in almost 70 cities across Europe — including Dublin.