Claim: Drug abuse in Hong Kong reappeared again and has Ketamine, that has low–moderate addiction liability, as the most popular abused substance, it dropped in the mid-1990.
Evidence: This trend dropped in the mid-1990s, but reappeared in the beginning of the 21st century. Following the popularisation of nightclubs and rave culture in Hong Kong, the abuse of party drugs such as ecstasy and ketamine has been on the rise since 2000. The revival of this trend is connected to the change in drug abuse pattern of adolescents, mainly from party drugs such as ketamine and MDMA. 78% of adolescents attending nightclubs chose ketamine and 66% would use MDMA, and less than 12% would use other drugs such as cannabis and methamphetamine. Low–moderate