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Ketamine Hurts 13-Year-Old Children

healthSeptember 26, 2026·92 words·1 min read
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Ketamine Hurts 13-Year-Old Children
Ketamine is a drug. Some children in Britain take it. Some of them are only 13 years old. The drug hurts their bodies. A hospital in Liverpool helps these children. It has a special clinic for them.
Doctors looked at 60 young patients. Most of them were girls. The drug is very cheap. More and more children go to the clinic.
The children need the toilet very often. It hurts a lot. Some of them see blood in their pee. Stopping the drug can help. Doctors say we can stop this problem.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a strong drug that hurts the body
n.
something people take that can harm them
n.
a place where doctors help sick people
n.
a place where doctors see people
n.
a sick person a doctor helps
n.
the red water in your body
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

ketaminen.

a strong drug that hurts the body

ketaminecetaminaケタミンketaminketaminaketaminaالكيتامينketamineкетамин氯胺酮（K粉）케타민
drugn.

something people take that can harm them

ma túydroga薬物uyuşturucudroganarkotykمخدرdrugнаркотик毒品마약
hospitaln.

a place where doctors help sick people

bệnh việnhospital病院hastanehospitalszpitalمستشفىziekenhuisбольница医院병원
clinicn.

a place where doctors see people

phòng khámclínica診療所klinikclínicaklinikaعيادةkliniekклиника诊所클리닉
patientn.

a sick person a doctor helps

bệnh nhânpaciente患者hastapacientepacjentمريضpatiëntпациент病人환자
bloodn.

the red water in your body

máusangue血kansangrekrewدمbloedкровь血피

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The hospital has a special clinic for the children.

2

Doctors looked at 16 young patients.

3

Most of the young patients were boys.

4

Stopping the drug can help the children.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

How much does the drug cost?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What do the children need very often?

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