'I lost everything': Inside Britain's 'worrying' ketamine problem | ITV News

[@paulgarner2275]

Iv taken lot of drugs in my time but not this one all clean now don't even drink no more all the best to this young lad for the future well done for getting help 👍

[@ozyes9996]

well done you paul

[@i_know_youre_right_but]

Are you seriously after some praise from random strangers on the internet you’ve never met?

[@jjw4646]

Ket is good lmao. Literally the best buzz you’ll get. If you can hack the K - Holes… which most people can’t😂

[@davebryan1890]

​@@jjw4646I'm with you on that, nothing else like it

[@Razzmatazz99]

@@jjw4646rather pop molly tbh

[@JohnGeorge-pw2xo]

Ketamine, lsd,dmt and psilocybin containing mushroom are amazing. I could remember several years ago, I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Was actually diagnosed with ADHD. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. This is something that really need to be use globally to help people with related health challenges.

[@ErnestoHorner88]

Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Germany. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.

[@Caroljoyce-mp8sk]

YES very sure of Dr.alishrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

[@ChristopherEric-fr8im]

How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta

[@LucasRobert-ns3nj]

Yes he's Dr.alishrooms. Shrooms to me is a natrual healer. I know a guy who has used mushrooms in the same way and they have really helped him. mah dudes have safe trips all.

[@DebanckKim-rd6to]

I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.

[@LucaJH]

I can't believe Pets are using it legally. Madness

[@douglasbatley]

😅😅😅

[@gordonaliasme1104]

It was originally developed as a horse tranquilliser

[@emoguy666hotmailc]

@@gordonaliasme1104 yeah the thing is, it wasnt. It was developed for humans. They were looking for a short acting anesthetic that would be safe to use on humans and came up with ketamine. (CI-581)

[@Gfysimpletons]

All of a sudden I own 17 horses that have PTSD.

[@Micktheadventurer]

😂😂😂

[@bigguschungus968]

There are two options; 1) Do drugs in moderation or B) don't do them at all if you have no self control.

[@EJM659]

Bang on

[@myview5840]

Easier said than done

[@judgenutmeg6935]

@@myview5840you are cat B then

[@Letizia2810]

One could eventually try, however better not to.

[@jjw4646]

I’m definitely A. But I love the kenny it’s the best buzz you’ll get when ye out🙏

[@leofriel4556]

The difference between medicine and poisen is the dose

[@GazGuitarz]

or a bottle of spirits

[@nelotharen8599]

I did basically everything but changed my life because i was working too hard and looking to escape how i felt on time off. The best things in life are relatively cheap.

[@lightshade2689]

Thank You for doing a thing about it, imo its been a worrying issue amoungst young folk for over a decade. I hope people get the support they need

[@nisoshahabibzadeh]

What a lovely lad! Thank God, he is turning the corner! Wishing him all the best in his future!

[@thebodykeepsthescore2828]

Thank himself for turning the corner. No need to credit fictional beings

[@Energyceo]

Are you joking 😹😹

[@missNeb]

More talk on this subject is needed

[@richarddunne9802]

One espresso can be lovely, after ten you'll probably scare others away. A slice of cake is lovely, the whole thing will give you cramps and nausea. The big problem with drugs, including alcohol, is that a lot of people tend to consume them continuously without stopping and then want more. It's a strange aspect of our culture.

[@eatingroadkill2272]

Escapism. Not so strange when you look at our culture.

[@jordanmills1106]

@@eatingroadkill2272 and with the way society has changed in the last 30 years only going to get worse

[@jeonlyxoxo]

It’s a very oppressed, anxious, traumatised society that’s clearly not working. Escapism of what? Is life really that bad.?

[@eatingroadkill2272]

@@jeonlyxoxo for some people, quite clearly it is. For most of us it is, to a degree. Most of us like to 'unwind' on a Friday night with a drug of choice. The reason for me and many others is to alter the state of mind and detach from the mundane that takes up a lot of our time.

[@kloatlanta]

Addiction, not culture

[@sluglife9785]

Between 7 and 14 grams a day is insane. That's absolutely when you're gonna screw your bladder. I briefly had a daily habit, but never used more than half a gram, which was still a lot. For me the problem was lack of effective drugs / therapies for my mental health problems (which are just as much physical health problems, in practice). The NHS don't particularly care, as I'm considered 'treatment-resistant', and thus an irritant and a burden, so I'm very often feeling desperate, and I'll reach out for things, legal or illegal. The light dissocation and numbness that small amounts of ketamine provide is still perhaps the best thing I've found, even though it comes with problematic brain fog. If I didn't know the harm it did to the body, I'd still be doing it. Wouldn't be surprised if I end up back in that space eventually.

[@Free2Rave]

Stuffs life changing if you have ptsd or some other issues, proper K is S Iomer shards crushed & yes just a tiny bit on a key is a good amount!

[@Letizia2810]

Man I feel you, but try to leave all that sh**. Try to work out, go to run, exercise. Meditate, do good things to help others. I have been through different traumatic events in the past and thought that taking drugs was the only way to help. It really doesn’t, it just creates more confusion and drains you. The best thing is to have a fresh start. Good luck mate!

[@PrtySIMPLE]

I can double this, I spent 3 years taking a cocktail of things from benzos to md to ket and I can say ket is the only one which lessens the effects of depression. However, it is obviously best to do nothing at all and focus on improving yourself as a person E.g working out

[@terryjenkins9955]

A gram line an hour, easily done

[@Free2Rave]

@terryjenkins9955 well its not K then is you bellend

[@Letizia2810]

I tried some in the past. Although you feel good a little after taking it, when you go “down”, your mind is f***ed up. You get stuck with fast thoughts and could easily make silly decisions. Makes you feel guilty and drains your mind and energies. It took me years to fully feel myself again. One day someone gave me something I thought was “coca cola”, when I went home to bed I was feeling so panicked, I couldn’t lie down and stay firm. I had to call a friend at 5 am to hang out and talk for hours and by 1 pm I was still euphoric. Never again. It makes you do stupid things and makes you paranoid. My hair and general style was a disaster. I don’t know what my parents thought about me. I also gave up weed, makes you lazy and paranoid and drains all your money and energies. The best drug is finding a purpose in life, do nice things and exercise everyday.

[@aidentv23]

I feel ya

[@IJFJJAJI]

the opposite of my experience

[@davebryan1890]

​@@IJFJJAJIsame, I don't advocate drug use for others but I have to say ketamine for me was very enjoyable

[@Birl]

That wasn’t ket mate😂

[@Letizia2810]

@@Birl Well mate I didn’t specified that it was K. It was probably amphetamine, however my point is that my experiences with these different but similar drugs was a mess. I have seen people getting upset and stopped talking to me when I refused to use these drugs in a house party, and they looked completely fried. They would look completely sweaty and super euphoric, and spending all their money on parties and drugs. Fortunately I’ve personally never exaggerated, however I can tell that the time I’ve been using drugs I definitely wasn’t being the best version of myself and wasn’t using all my potentials. I can say that a drug free life is much more beneficial..

[@matthewmoroz3800]

As a proponent of psychedelics (LSD, psilocybin, 2CB) for use in mind expansion, connectedness, clairty of perception, introspection, treatment resistent depression etc., I hope it comes across as intended when I plead with everyone who's thinking of trying Ketamine to PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT! With the potential twin horrors of Hellish K-Hole and bladder issues, please do your research and if you're looking for consciousness expansion look to another compound to take you there 🙏

[@johnmcafeedidntkillhimself]

or you know use it with intelligence an moderate yourself.... if you're not capable of that DO NOT USE DRUGS.

[@Jayzeidler]

I use it for my mental health and have done for years. 1g lasts me 9 months. 7g a day is mental 🤯

[@IJFJJAJI]

how often do you use it?

[@XpRnz]

One gram lasts me half a day or a day if i'm lucky, depending on circumstances. 7G, i can't even fathom how you can come up with the money to buy it in those ranges?

[@Gfysimpletons]

@@XpRnzalleys

[@TheTechNiShan]

7-14 grams per day, are you kidding? Imagine your nose after that amount of ketamine.

[@davidforrest5342]

Yea pure ket burns alot more than coke theres no way he was taking that much every day for that long. Hed have a nose like skeletor

[@briton3851]

@@davidforrest5342 his nose would be completely destroyed

[@davidforrest5342]

@@briton3851 when i used to get it about 15 years ago when it first started getting used recreationally, it was 100% pure and pure form is small crystals sort of like sand or crushed glass... it wasnt a powder like coke. One line and your eyes would water it was that rough. I never managed more than 1g in a night lol. Not sure whats going round now a days but probably bashed right down i suppose

[@gutz323]

Ketamine is known for building up a tolerance very quickly after continuous daily use, LSD (although nothing like Ketamine) does the same. If you take a dose of LSD everyday for 10 days for instance, you would need multiple doses to even get a slightly close effect to the dose you had on the first day, the kind of dose that would put a normal person in a psychiatric hospital.

[@davidforrest5342]

@@gutz323 that doesnt stop your nose from burning though. Have you ever tried it? I used to get it occasionally at £20 a gram of absolutely pure ketamine, and it was crystallised granules rather than powder. Like sniffing razor blades and tolerance is irrelevant, if you sniffed the whole G in one day your nose is it bits, tolerance doesnt help that and over time his nose would just fall apart. Im not sure how pure it is these days but when i got it the lines you took were about 20% the size of a line you would take of coke because of how much it burns and how immediately it hits you. Id struggle to do 1 gram in a night and i was at that time a regular coke user. Id compare it to going fro. Being stone cold sober to absolutely steaming drunk in 5 seconds to then absolutely stone cold sober again 15 minutes later as if it never even happened

[@alexanderfavell]

After a draught 10 years ago, Ket is now consistent compared to the 'cooked' bottles used in the early noughties. It is easy to see how some can go beyond a gram a day.

[@ColonelKurtz69]

Love a bit of K

[@kayenne221]

I know of a 21year old who recently died from ketamine use, after she’d spent 3 months in rehab. Her bladder was completely destroyed, she would suffer immense pain, due to her bladder breaking up, she wee’d pure blood and clots.

[@IJFJJAJI]

how much was she using and how often

[@XpRnz]

That definitely wasn't the only thing she was using or it was laced with what? 21 years old my god i've drained every drug imagineable through my body for 20 years and i'm still going strong.

[@drew56209]

I just took it for the past 10 days on the lead up to Boomtown, didn't drink much water and got Ketamine cramps which is just crystallised ketamine in your liver. I can not explain the pain and better than literally crippling. Please be careful if you take it and failing that then just give it up. It's fun till it isn't!

[@johnmcafeedidntkillhimself]

bladder* not liver lmao

[@zteveh]

I wish they would support emergency workers suffering PTSD with such resources, trying to support a family with reccuring flashbacks of dead children, screaming parents and trying to hold down a job.

[@TheAshCooper]

Ketamine is better used for a physcoactive reason, than as a party drug. It's easy to forget to drink water. You should only do this in trusted company and safe hands maybe once a year at the most.

[@XpRnz]

For normal people yes, for drug addicts, it can be a way out of other substances.

[@leighparr7961]

The problem is the complete lack of rehabilitation and detox centres, the drug issue in the UK is out of control. If rehabilitation was quickly and easily available it would pay for itself 100's of times over just in reduced crime, makes me wonder why they do nothing but dish out methadone which is a worse withdrawal. Hotel bill for illegal immigrants would provide detox for every addict in Britain our priorities are sickeningly skewed.

[@sarangistudent8614]

Removing addiction and taking drugs (especially alcohol) off our streets would save us trillions in the (not so) long term. The impact of just alcohol addiction costs our society £billions, not to mention the impact on health, families, mental and physical disorder and violent crime rates, and yet it’s still legal. Replacing the addiction of something like heroin with methadone ensures the addiction remains. The only true method of coming clean of any and all substances is complete and immediate abstinence from everything, including (especially) alcohol and nicotine. Easier said than done, but it’s the best method. But then what job would the police have, and our nhs would suddenly work without issues.

[@ADZ01982]

But the drug use came before the rehabilitation? It's like mopping up the water while leaving the tap running?

[@leighparr7961]

@@ADZ01982 Clearly the drug use came first or rehab wouldn't be necessary but I've seen dozens of people turn their lives around and do great things if given the opportunity and initial support to kick the habit. Ever rattled mate? I have several times and it's worse than you can imagine because the answers available you just can't have it.I did one at home with a methadone script in my pocket and chemist 200 yds away after 2 weeks I was off and ripped up the script.

[@duckingfuzz7847]

My brother in law used it for a period in which he was overworking and not getting enough rest or eating well and now he's mental health has totally gone and he speaks to imaginary people and has been sectioned multiple times

[@goodguy-vl7jn]

Sectioned?

[@reeling-in]

The media have again been very slow to pick this up, never mind run with it!

[@taylorcoleman2726]

Ketamine is about as safe a drug as you can find to use recreationally. The drug isn’t the problem it’s the people who can’t control their usage of it. People who have addictive personalities will find any substance and abuse it to the extreme. This is just an example of user error

[@shlomovenezia101]

[@seasonedbeefs]

If people can't control the usage then for sure the drug is the problem

[@mstt3530]

What’s the actual point of taking it in the first place?!

[@taylorcoleman2726]

@@seasonedbeefs That’s the whole point. There are tons of people who can control their usage, I have seen it first hand. This video only shows one person who took their use to the extreme. Hence the drug is not the problem. In this case, it’s the guys addictive personality.

[@taylorcoleman2726]

@@mstt3530 what’s the point of drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes?

[@eloisehxo]

Sad watch, wish Dan the best. ❤

[@ForestFan74]

Many years ago somebody sold me Ket when I thought I was getting Coke. I done a massive line and literally slid down the wall and got carried arms and legs out the back of a club and sat there vomiting for over an hour. I seen the guy in another club about 6 months later and smashed his head off a toilet bowl. My one and only foray into Ket. It was terrible.

[@BeaIEngio]

I did the same. Took it once by accident thinking it was cold and never, ever ever would I conceive of doing it again it was so awful.

[@XpRnz]

Obviously you combined it with alcohol ya dunce, that's the worst thing you can do. Amateurs.

[@ForestFan74]

@@XpRnz YoU dOnT uNDerSTanD EngLiSH vErY WeLl dO yOu? We both said it was by accident! We didn't say "Oh better not drink tonight we will be doing K later". I get it though you have done way too much K to understand 😁

[@craigharvey17]

Bet his work looked top drawer being on Ket all the time!

[@danalytical7433]

Imagine getting your house wired up by someone on ket.

[@TheWobblinghorse]

I spent 12 years bangin’ ket. I remember having to sleep with several vessels by my bed because I’d never make it to the toilet if I didn’t. I’m glad to say it’s not entirely irreversible. My nose is still wrecked. I’m glad to be away from it and living a wonderful life

[@IJFJJAJI]

how much and how often were you doing it

[@EGGHEADIUS]

Your @ 200% checks out ✔️✅

[@GazGuitarz]

My very well respected psychiatrist told me that ketamine is going to be the new Prozac and will be more broadly available legally (under prescription) as a tool in the psychiatric tool kit within the next two years in Australia, so there's lots of counter messaging going on here.

[@stevendurrant1724]

regulated dosing of pharmaceutical grades under supervision is a very different thing tbh. Look at how amphetamine is often successful in treating ADHD. MDMA and LSD can be effective for depression. But just going getting banged on street drugs is often calamitous, even if it is basically self medication.The So it's not counter messaging really, just reporting one aspect rather than the other because grim news drives clicks.

[@frankorobinson1540]

I would find another dr emiediatly.

[@davidaston1644]

Found that out by accident . I drank a 50ml bottle of it in India, and went into a K Hole for a few hours. I swear I revisited trauma from my past and came out of it as if I had been talking to God. That feeling lasted a year or so. This was pure seals pharmaceutical Ketamine, and it was the first time I ever tried it. I was alone in my hotel room. I don't see why anyone would use it as a party drug because I couldn't move, or communicate, and was totally disassociated from what I call life, although when I came out of it I could remember everything. Who knows what's in wraps of street Ketamine? that's probably the greatest risk! also as previously mentioned over usage. It's not addictive in the sense that Opiates/ Opioids are. Overall it's a very useful substance. We need better drug education in this country .

[@davidaston1644]

​@@frankorobinson1540 You know better than doctors I take it?

[@andrewbrown5300]

@@davidaston1644they’ll probably mix it with more addicting drugs

[@patrickturner2788]

In America its used as an antidepressant and their having very good results. It comes in a nasal spray. Every drug can be abused, alcohol, nicotine, weed etc,etc.

[@ryguy5929]

I've done ketamine a bunch of times times but 7 to 14 grams a day is absolutely insane to me.

[@jamiebury1807]

Only hidden because of no real information on drugs. I have used drugs responsibly for over 20 years. But parents scream dont do "drugs" whilst drinking their bottle of ethanol at a weekend. We need proper information on chemicals. Everything can kill if u take enough of it (even water)

[@CaptainBones222]

Ok, but how many people do you know get addicted.

[@davidforrest5342]

No way he takes that much a day. I used to get it about 15 years ago and it was 100% pure, you couldnt do more than 1 gram or youd be passed out for hours. Even just a few lines you couldnt stand up. It was scary doing it in public but quite a good laugh at home with friends. I didnt get it very often as it wasnt addictive like coke to me. People key it in pubs these days essentially just micro dosing it which just gives a little high. What he gets must he massively cut with something else. Theres no way anyone can take upto 14G in one day unless its bashed to bits, youd be dead

[@rustyshackleford1875]

Tolerance is a thing and develops quickly. Been in squats in 2009 and seen people doing 15g+ most are dead now but it was regular. You'd see 2 litres come in and be gone in hours.

[@briton3851]

ket tolerance builds very quickly, one day a line puts you in the k-hole, the next you need 3-4 lines to reach the same level, 14gs in one day is wild tho, ket cramps will be baaad for him

[@ETRTriad]

I watched my mate do a circle line, thick af. Done this constantly, was insane. Knew another guy who practically lived on it and would make this lad seem like he's been doing nothing.

[@keenanscruton3973]

Tolerance can build up very fast , I found myself doing similar amounts and between me and friend we sniffed 25g in one night and was in serious pain for two days. Glad I am clean from it now, god knows what would’ve happened if I carried on

[@shaunmaguire6912]

you can deffo do more than a gram a day with a tolerence especially if u mix it with coke but yeah anyone doinf anything near 14 grams a day is snorting 90 percent baby formula gets bashed alot with creatine where I live

[@anonymous-wh1it]

I think people in the comments are confused- not everyone will become addicted to it, and there are positive benefits to it for both mental and physical health. However, it’s important to know that it is addictive and it can become as much of an addiction as a physically addictive drug like heroin. And it is really really difficult to quit, speaking from experience. Mad respect to him for speaking on what he’s gone through, more young people need to know the potential for addiction here.

[@Free2Rave]

Its just not for the weak minded or young inexperienced drug users. Kids these days a fkn lightweights

[@anonymous-wh1it]

@@Free2Rave you’re sooo cool saying it’s weak minded to be addicted to a dr*g dude wish I could sesh like you

[@anonymous-wh1it]

@@Free2Rave I’m actually a very strong person and I’m not a child, I’m an addict who is self medicating a lot of mental health and trauma.

[@Free2Rave]

@anonymous-wh1it if that was true you wouldn't of got triggered by my comment, yours means nothing too me. Bye! Lool

[@MrGold-lo6vc]

People are very 2-dimensional about drugs, and think it's sophisticated to hold a liberal pro-drugs stance, always proclaiming "It's not the drugs! It's the individual!". The fact remains, ketamine abuse is destroying an alarming number of young people's bladders. We absolutely should be warning people of the risks of ketamine use, especially with regards to its addictive nature and capacity to cause bladder damage.

[@jamesirvine9541]

Class a addiction will take anyone to the well, even the grave.

[@jeffbezos4776]

ket is a class b

[@jamesirvine9541]

@@jeffbezos4776 is that not the drug that can temporary paralyse you?

[@jeffbezos4776]

@@jamesirvine9541 no? what do u mean? unless u mean is it a strong downer but by that definition weed can "temporarily paralyse you"

[@jamesirvine9541]

@@jeffbezos4776 although injected it's what (or used to anyway) doctors give to terminal Ill cancer patients in there final days it's also something that is used to tranquillize horses

[@treidchimney]

why is it that complete tards beget other complete tards ... oh by all means yes you have opinions like belly buttons & rsholes most folk have them ...esp folk who know nowt about what they're flapping their gums about

[@blaketurnbull502]

Why is this only a warning to young people and students? This should be a warning to everyone

[@Biggiebohbie]

This just came out now… I knew this 10 years ago. Main stream media is lacking

[@lewisner]

In the north east Ket is slang for Sweets. So don't be offended if someone asks you if you'd like some Ket.

[@eloisehxo]

I’m glad you mentioned this 😂

[@isao2952]

between 7 and 14 grams everyday. How is that possible? Costwise etc

[@danalytical7433]

If you buy big quantities it's a lot cheaper. If he spent literally every penny of his wages as an electrician on it, it's possible.

[@isao2952]

@@danalytical7433 suppose so yeah. Insane to think he didn't electrocute himself either. Thought you had to be really focused on that job

[@danalytical7433]

@@isao2952 I'd certainly want him to be focused on the job if he was in my house. If I saw this news report and I recognised the guy from working in my house I'd be straight on the phone to another electrician to take a look at his work.

[@andymacgregor16]

7-14 grams. Amazed he is alive. 1 between 3 of us was the worse we got back in the day. Glad he is on the mend

[@dalebainer3846]

Keep it up Dan my friend

[@Wood-16]

I used to love going back after a rave with a bag of ket to bring myself back down with my pals haha.

[@Ken_oh545]

Wow that is so mad that a drug can physically damage the bladder. If you have a 'friend' who tries to get you into it, maybe change your friends?

[@DrExpresso]

Seems too risky to do drugs nowadays especially with the US epidemic around fentanyl. Only a mater of time before the drugs start getting laced with fentanyl in the uk

[@geraldinegregory.1803]

Why would you need a "colostomy" bag for a bladder problem? Different sort of waste product!

[@clear21light87]

I thought that too but apparently the procedure is called a urostomy, they have the pleasure of pi**ing out of a stoma into a bag for the rest of their lives!

[@geraldinegregory.1803]

@@clear21light87 Okay. Thanks for the explanation. Sounds grim. My husband wears a catheter all the time and that causes endless problems with blockages, bypassing, infections etc. Horrible what some people have to go through.

[@clear21light87]

@@geraldinegregory.1803 sorry to hear that. Sounds like a torment for him.

[@jimjames3194]

7-14 grams per day, that is a rediculous amount to consume on a daily basis. Im glad i dont do drugs anymore.

[@bernarddickson3675]

It's an incredibly versatile drug

[@africanqueenmo]

Typical approach to drug addiction that always fails. Treating the symptom rather than the cause.

[@BeaIEngio]

I took this once (thought it was coke), years ago now. I left this earth. All I knew that was real was my hand white-fist grasping a railing a long way away. It took 20 mins to 'clank' (with an audible bang every few minutes) down from a great height through a series of realities. I knew mine was the pin hole one, thousands of feet below. I was terrified I'd not make it back and nothing would ever feel right again. Suffice to say never, never, never, never, never, ever again. Ever.

[@MrGold-lo6vc]

Yeah you took a bit too much 😂 It's actually a wonderful experience in my opinion. And I say this as someone who is currently warning people of its dangers; mainly its addictiveness.

[@zetaepsilondelta545]

Ketamine is good for Mental Health if used carefully. Particularly counter-balances physical and emotional disassociation which can occur from long term depression.

[@XpRnz]

Thank you, this is exactly how i use it, but i overdo it as well. It's my final demon and i'm slaying it this year.

[@zetaepsilondelta545]

@@XpRnz Ah, the old 'final demon' story.

[@XpRnz]

@@zetaepsilondelta545 I know, probably a cool story from the mouth of an addict. I am off 5 of the 6 drugs I was dabbling in regularly, before that quit smoking cigs/weed as well so yeah, down to my last one. Took me about six years!

[@mjef3695]

A little bit of hesitation when the gentleman spoke of being an electrician. AND he was under the influence of this drug.😵‍💫

[@mattsniper362]

I once did 7 grams over the course of a long weekend (Friday to Monday) and realised I needed to re evaluate my life. Doing double that I’m one day is crazy

[@Jack-fl8kv]

I have a lot of sympathy with this guy and glad he's doing well, but ffs, who uses 7-14 grams per day?

[@paulgates4083]

in fairness if you’ve ever been to south wales then this all makes sense

[@becky2235]

What's wrong with South Wales?

[@The_Bada_Bing]

Every time this happens it’s because they are taking 7-14g a day, it’s like someone eating 14 Big Macs a day, you would be dead quicker than with K

[@babeslayer5]

Ketamine helped me w treatment resistant depression. I can see how it’s addicting in a non clinical setting from my limited experience w it outside of a clinic

[@XpRnz]

I'm just going to drop some damage prevention tips here, from extensive experience and research (do with it whatever you wish): Rule number one, keep hydrated, regularly drink green tea, drink ice-cold water with 2-3 lemons, take a tablespoon of turmeric powder with some ground black pepper for inflammation, also, fresh ginger tea to keep flushing your system during binges. This will prevent most of the damage done by this drug. I hope this will be printed in a doctor's manual someday because it damn well works.

[@jaredbeyer8745]

I've use Ketamine for many years my bladder still works. There not sure what the bladder toxicity but it does not seem to effect everyone.

[@simonroome5858]

I reckon the guy in the vid was mixing with alcohol and not drinking any water. I've done plenty of ket and have zero bladder issues or cramps.

[@MICHELLE-gu2qc]

The question to be asking. Why so many need escapism to deal with life? I just hope the abuse will not affect legitimate patients; but it always does. For me Ketamine infusions is the only treatment that helps my condition

[@brmc6145]

Is it private or on the NHS, I have bipolar and have seen it can possibly help the depression

[@MICHELLE-gu2qc]

@@brmc6145 I'm in Australia my treatments are private, MelbourneAustralia free health system will not cover them here. I have central nervous system damage that affects 100% of my body. I get 650mg Ketamine 7 days inpatient. I believe the infusions for depression is a light dose. But yes I heard its really good for hard to treat depression. I wish you the very best in getting assistance

[@heiltd1286]

Ketamine is one strange drug. I went through a phase of doing it many weekends after MDMA fuelled clubbing. It was a good coming down drug. But to sit in every night and even weekends doung it is just beyond my comprehension. How can you work and then spend your evenings ketted? If you're working or in further education, how do people find the time? Also there's the expense. A tolerance to this drug is established whereby more is needed for the desired hit.

[@UQRXD]

Alcohol and cigarettes kill more people world wide. If you are stupid enough to use this stuff then so be it.Blame the people in charge for allowing it to be distributed.

[@ADZ01982]

Seems drug use including hard drugs is as casual and accepted part of many people social life. The more people accept it the more people will use and get lost along the way 😢

[@LuciThomasHardylover-qx6ts]

Bit galling when so many people in this country who have disabilities that were not of their own making can't get the services they need to see people doing this to themselves. Maybe some work experience while still at school with the disabled might help people appreciate the good health they have a bit better.

[@Free2Rave]

Its not pure K if your taking 7-14g a day... stuff i used in the day was 1g a night MAX.. its the rubbish in it that damages you.

[@JamesWilmott-ex8tz]

I dunno, my housemate used to cook the stuff up from vials and I watched him get through 7 grams of crystal in a night, many times. It would be 1 gram a night max for me too, but then my tolerance is way lower.

[@alexkodr]

You also have to factor in tolerance. Ketamine has a high tolerance, so if you start using it more frequently, you need more and more of it. Even if it's 100% pure.

[@stephaniewoznicki2641]

Odd I take 35mg 3 times a day prescribed for chronic pain. In smaller doses it can be a complete godsend. Addicts cause all kinds of issues for people who really need the medication.

[@adamaitken1228]

Stinkin horrible stuff that is ruining more than a couple of my mates. Its got a serious grip on peiple.

[@1986Dams]

I mean sure if I’d taken 7-14g of key a night I’d prob have ended up with bladder issues too lol. I took 1 gram once or twice a week and haven’t done it at all in years. It’s like any drug including alcohol, totally fine if you can use it sensibly.

[@pipersmith8676]

7-14 grams is insane!

[@brmc6145]

I'm guessing it's not pure, it's a street drug so god knows what's in it

[@starcon-ml7ix]

I used special k once years ago and my god it was bliss and through the k hole with no side effect except the brain embers epelepsy I had and though I still have them and being treated I no longer have the painful fits. But I never do it again incase it scrambled to fits violent again. It truly is a medical drug and should not be abused.

[@NickyBayton]

My mates been asking for help for 2 year and nothing

[@NickyBayton]

Please help

[@leecattell6548]

Tell me about it. My best mate ruined his life on that.

[@ForddGG]

Only used cocaine, canabis, alcohol and amphetamines haven’t used any in over 4 years. However never had a problem, I always steered clear of K as it always appeared dirty.

[@_chris1998_]

Ket and balloons i can't believe these are still a thing. Feels like we're living in 2016

[@saharagold]

Or nangs.

[@IJFJJAJI]

@@saharagold he said balloons which is the same thing

[@saharagold]

@IJFJJAJI ah OK.. in Australia we say nangs.

[@IJFJJAJI]

@@saharagold yeah the nang is the little cannister which you release the nitrous into the balloon with

[@lonerblader85]

Takes me back to 2008

[@Reknaw155]

I've tsken every drug under the sun and I'd say Ketamine isn't that bad, I would never recommend combining it with alcohol but I've kholed pretty nicely after drinking a fair bit. I couldn't ever imagine why someone would use it every day. Its not uniquely addictive like alcohol, opiates, cocaine but some get dragged down. I have known a few addicted with bad withdrawals and yes one girl needing a bladder replacement. For me, Ketamine is nice towards the tail of stimulants. A danger with Ketamine is taking with around people you don't know, a house party and being sexually assaulted. Be sensible, I've been hammering drugs since I was 18, I'm 35 now and calmed down mostly now. Say no to opiates.

[@pippy4658]

It's been about for decades and there's no problem at all with any drugs. Just stop making them bad when they are not.

[@tpachucki1]

Why students and not ITV reporters?

[@daveconchevsky7419]

One of my favourite pass-times is k-holing to some dutty tunes. NGMI if you can't control yourself

[@TheKeil1234]

I was an electrician I was hooked on cocaine for years thanks to CA it got me off it I’m abstinence now if you have a problem with alcohol and cocaine look for you local CA meeting it will save you from the life of hell taking drugs takes you and teaches you how to be happy again and at peace.

[@NoQuarterIsHere]

I didn’t know that ketamine was still on the streets.

[@TheDemonGamerOfFleetStreet]

If they think this is bad it was way worse in the mid 2000s

[@saharagold]

You are right. I saw some full-on k-hole scenes in early 2000s at psytrance parties. Which made me glad to stick to mdma only at these types of gatherings. Or acid. Seeing a grown man in his 50s maybe crawling on all fours, wearing a nappy and not being able to get up was weird. I wasn't sure why he was wearing a nappy. I thought maybe it was a fun outfit when you were tripping balls in Mediterranean summer heat. I felt sorry for the man. It was embarrassing to watch him. All I knew was he was on ket. This was 2003 at a 2 week psytrance forest party in Europe. Maybe the bladder problems explained in this video explain the outfit then. Definitely never was an incentive for me to try it. Although only a few weeks ago I was offered a 'bump' of it as there was no md or acid available at a club. I was reluctant saying I didn't wanna end up comatose like what I've seen many times. I was reassured just a tiny 'bump' would be fine for first time. It was quite pleasant. A bit like mdma but mellower. Don't care to try it again though.

[@lonerblader85]

I think K is even more widespread than ever in the UK. It certainly blew up in the 00s, but even more so now I reckon. Especially with the younger crowd.

[@jeffbezos4776]

as someone who is only recently off the ket and had a phase late last year and early this where i was doing about a quarter to half oz everyday like ur man in the video the main issue is how much u can take without being physically ill and how quick u build a tolerance. its bad in the west and wales because of the free party scene, as well as much worse + more expensive coke than the south east. mandy shortages have made ket use skyrocket since 2017/8 bc it has become the second most common rave drug other than cocaine as mandy gets more expensive and less potent & reliable.

[@airspeed_alive]

Same here like 3 years clean in Nov, I was never addicted to Ket but to many others, keep it up brother 🙏

[@yerxa420ca]

how's that possible to use that much weight

[@treidchimney]

@@yerxa420ca in their dreams

[@benayers8622]

@@yerxa420ca heavily cut n mixed with RCs or methoxetamine.. Verry rare ppl get real and pure stuff trust me i used to get it real and pure and it was eye opening to a lot of so called ketheads.. I believe its impuritys or a poisin added by the government id bet my life on it cos i was an addict too only difference is mine was pharma grade and im hella fussy im guessing thats what protected me

[@briton3851]

@@benayers8622 it quite easy to tell what is real ket tho, u see those long ass crystals and u know its legit.

[@tommybutler2454]

WE MUST DO SOMETHING !!! THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THESE ARE PRECIOUS LIVES AND PEOPLE SUFFRING. WE CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY. WE MUST ACT AND SAVE THE YOUTH ALL OVER THE WORLD FROM THIS SCURGE OF GARBAGE DRUGS !!! ❤ 🙏

[@MaryPoppins-ng9on]

KAT is everywhere young as 12 are using it and selling, this is bad time for kids. Too many synthetic drugs popping up KAT, spice, monkey dust list goes on, Britain is becoming like Canada & America with DIY drugs being pushed out on the streets.

[@mattwilson2167]

I see how he fills locked down messed most people up

[@bnnuy03]

Amazing in medicinal doses but for those who need it most it isn’t available and they turn to self medicating. Then are unable to regulate a medicating dose… We need more healthcare investment in the UK. Please.

[@hakanalper5417]

The answer to this issue is to spit out the feedback

[@Idontknowwhatnametopick]

Its his own fault ive been around drugs and its all about control and know tour limit stay away from hard drugs like this and heroin

[@manfredearl4092]

Yeah but it’s sick though

[@Mt3Dpdrtk]

No one talks about the psychological effects/after affects

[@kingkong81icloud]

I once got immune to it , i dont like it no more, when I get offered it I say no , don’t fancy going in holes anymore, I didn’t find it addictive, I have a friend that’s addicted to it , it’s not like heroin

[@pr9062]

It's really easy....Don't take drugs kids

[@willrob1296]

Honestly don't understand the ket hype one bit, im 22 years old so know many who partake, and have tried a couple times myself, do not see the appeal in the slightest, especially in social settings. its ruining the vibes at raves/festivals, now they are packed full of ket-zombies with that dead behind the eyes ket-stare who cant even dance to the music let alone walk/talk... I even see lads in that state at the pub on weekends, genuinely sad/baffling to me, (side note: where have all the pills gone???)

[@willrob1296]

also im not trying to demonise ketamine itself at all, im fully aware of its benefits in medical/therapeutic settings, and am aware that responsible recreational use can be very fun and enlightening, but i hate how many people, especially younger ones, are going in to it with completely the wrong intentions, to take as much as possible to get as fucked up as possible, commonly mixing it with other substances too, i also feel that it can be dangerous to take in large social settings as it makes you very vulnerable...i think the key here is MORE DRUG EDUCATION!! "just say no" has never worked and never will..

[@IJFJJAJI]

pills are still very much in circulation, nowadays they're more potent than they were 20 years ago

[@DavidGetling]

Absolutely no sympathy. Nobody is forced to do drugs!

[@adejohn2507]

Young people..Just starting life & already looking for an end of life experience..?

[@Jyotinanda108]

I mean if youre doing multiple rails everyday for months on end its going to have negative effects obviously. But selective occasional use is very helpful and psychologically therapeutic. You eat McDonalds everyday your not going to fair well for too long

[@EJM659]

A bit of weed and the odd line of coke when out having a good time is as wild as i get. No thank you

[@IJFJJAJI]

cokes worse than ket for you

[@EJM659]

@IJFJJAJI I don't do coke anymore and only did it occasionally.

[@diamondavey]

how old is this?

[@n0ddy6]

Legalise Cannabis and Psilocybin mushrooms. Give harsh prison sentences for dealing of these man made drugs, problem solved.

[@IJFJJAJI]

the "war on drugs" doesn't work. decriminalisation, rehabilitation, and education is better. like portugal.

[@n0ddy6]

@@IJFJJAJI Decriminalisation will never happen, ever. Unless there is a revolution. Take a look at the British people... A revolution isn't coming.

[@JJONNYREPP]

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