ESTATE AGENT DIES FOLLOWING YEARS OF KETAMINE ADDICTION

An estate agent died after a prolonged ketamine addiction that caused severe physical deterioration, an inquest has heard. Her weight fell to five stone before her death. The inquest examined years of drug use that produced significant medical complications. Proceedings established the addiction had a direct impact on her physical health in the final period of her life.

The inquest heard that her ketamine use cost approximately £500 per month on incontinence pads alone, reflecting the extent of bladder damage the drug caused. Ketamine is known to cause severe and irreversible bladder and urinary tract damage with prolonged use. The condition, sometimes called ketamine-induced uropathy, can require ongoing medical management. Her case illustrates the degree to which chronic ketamine abuse can destroy organ function over time.

The inquest findings place this case within a broader pattern of ketamine-related deaths that coroners and public health bodies have documented in recent years. UK health authorities have recorded rising rates of ketamine dependency and associated organ damage. Coroners in similar cases have previously issued prevention of future deaths notices to relevant agencies. The full findings of this inquest form part of the official record on drug-related fatalities.