Ketamine Detection and Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths — United States, July 2019–June 2023

Ketamine Detection and Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths — United States, July 2019–June 2023, in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

key takeaway: "During July 2019–June 2023, ketamine was detected in <1% of overdose deaths and was the only drug involved in 24 deaths. During this period, the percentage of overdose deaths with ketamine detected in toxicology reports increased from 0.3% (47 deaths) to 0.5% (107 deaths). Approximately 82% of deaths with ketamine detected in toxicology reports involved other substances, including illegally manufactured fentanyls, methamphetamine, or cocaine."