The dad of a ‘bright, intelligent’ boy from Lancashire who died from ketamine addiction has warned of the grim reality of the drug. Ethan Hamer was just 23 when he died in April.

Craig Hamer, 43, revealed how his son Ethan began taking the class B drug when he was aged just 14 but his usage ramped up following a family bereavement in 2020.

His addiction got worse after the death of his mum in 2024 and he was left taking up to seven grams of the drug every day which left him constantly urinating and 'stinking of pee' due to damage to his bladder .

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Father-of-one Ethan died on April 28 this year shortly after being discharged from hospital where he had been treated for kidney failu

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