Ketamine Deaths Surge 20-Fold, Drug Mixing on Rise

Published on September 30, 2025
Deaths due to illicit ketamine use have increased twenty-fold since 2014 - but these deaths are increasingly occurring in complex polydrug settings
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Ketamine deaths increase twenty-fold since 2014 with mixing drugs on the rise

September 30, 2025
Deaths due to illicit ketamine use have increased twenty-fold since 2014 – but these deaths are increasingly occurring in complex polydrug settings, raising doubts over whether single-substance drug policies can reduce harms.

4′-Cl-deschloroalprazolam found in expected ‘benzo’ samples

September 30, 2025
A BROKEN WHITE BAR PILL (Xanax press), (expected to contain alprazolam) AND TWO BROWN CAPSULES (expected to contain unknown benzos) were all found to contain 4'-Cl-deschloroalprazolam. The white bar pill (Xanax press) also contained flubromazepam, clobromazolam, and ethylbromazolam. What does this mean? 4'-Cl-deschloroalprazolam is a new benzo that's been found for the first time at