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Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic, historically used in a clinical setting for the induction and maintenance of anesthesia. Ketamine usage can produce undesirable psychological manifestations including hallucinations and long‐term psychotomimetic effects. As a results of its fast onset and short period of action, ketamine is widely used as a recreational drug. Chronic abuse of ketamine can lead to significant urinary system complications including ketamine‐induced cystitis (KIC). Common side effects of chronic ketamine abuse are urinary pain and discomfort and decreased bladder compliance and voiding pressure. Cessation of ketamine use is associated with improvement of symptoms however the exact pathophysiology of KIC remains unknown, complicating the ability of clinicians to treat this condition.