Ketamine Explained, The Next Big Antidepressant | The War on Drugs

For half a century, prohibition has been causing chaos and misery worldwide. Any attempt to shut down the drugs trade invariably sets off a chain of events that just makes things worse, leaving a trail of death, illness, violence, slavery, addiction, crime and inequality across the globe. The War On Drugs is a war in which everyone loses - except, in a weird kind of way, the drugs themselves.
It may lack the glamorous associations of cocaine and the hedonistic kudos of ecstasy, but ravers, doctors and therapists worldwide are united in their love for ketamine. The trippy anaesthetic has thrived despite global attempts to ban it and has overcome PR damage caused by teenage incontinence and knocked-out horses. Since it was first used by US field surgeons in the Vietnam War, the drug has quietly been winning battles in the War On Drugs across the planet, and today is adored by club kids zoning out at afterparties and pioneering psychotherapists alike.
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[@googleuser9383]

The SSRI slavery will never stop. Therapists want you complacent, not happy, not active and constructive. They'd rather make you dead inside, preventing you from killing yourself (ironic I know) than risking making you ecstatic and you doing something stupid.

[@woof4027]

@@googleuser9383 I was on ssris-citalopram and Prozac which solved and allowed me to overcome my depression,

[@djkinkled273]

@@marylawson9524 so youtube's algorithm decided this comment was worthy of my notifications even though I didn't comment, I didn't even finish the video. Yet here it is, youtube's algorithm is actually trying to sell me drugs...

[@soraxsnow]

create the playlist

[@uttaranbhunia4939]

It's used my the gay community alot during hookups.. It's spreading like hell. U should look into it too

[@dolcevita4348]

The "war" shouldn't be focused on drugs, but on the social conditions that are causing increasing dependency on drugs.

[@zeroceiling]

Most of cocaine has been consumed by middle class and upper middle class people....who have not been facing social conditions making them want to escape their circumstances...in fact pot is pretty much the same..

[@guardiansanimalrescuestate7289]

Absolutely

[@MBpintas]

that would involve dismantling the prison-military-industrial complex, and that doesn't interest the government

[@tomasinacovell4293]

Yeah, it's not that it never was, it's that politics so bad.

[@Redant23]

And lazy parents, and big pharma medicine, and BS

[@trooperx36]

"We'd like to congratulate drugs for winning the war on drugs."

[@BigSi-xw6wv]

🤣🤣😭😭

[@frencebrand9905]

Hooray!

[@SelimxBradley]

Yes, we know, someone writes the quote in the comments every time.

[@trooperx36]

@@SelimxBradley then stop replying

[@monstermunch7083]

Amen

[@DecoHeavyMachinery]

I've done ketamine Infusion therapy for my PTSD, Depression and chronic pain. It absolutely saved me from the hell that is suicidal deep Depression Definitely would love to see it as a mainstream treatment.

[@alienoftheapocalypse2183]

This bro same for me...at 42 I was getting finally ready to throw in the towel. Been on opiates since 19 from my military service to hardly any effect the anxiety and depression meds have rarely helped. Now with age things are worsening while I sit silently in my own nightmares unable to sleep withing in pain wish for death. I find no happiness in anything I love. Until 2 weeks ago when I had my first ketamine infusion. It's been a game changer but it hasnt lasted long but it gave me a break showed me I can still love things and myself. Has allowed me to sleep without nightmares. Medical science needs to know this medicine be it for pain or for mental health is the holy grail especially once its mastered. Brother i hope you are doing much much better as I truly understand exactly what you are living through

[@bdb3350]

I read a peer reviewed article where they are studying using ketamine for treating severe ADD/ADHD apparently with good results.

[@alliibee4015]

It's literally going to cost me 3000$ for my 6 treatments a booster a some therapy sessions, it's insane, but if it last it could be cheaper then we spend on our meds we have to take daily 😒 I'm willing to try, consultation tomorrow.

[@bdb3350]

@@alliibee4015 Is it going to be for Pain, Psychiatric, or other treatment? Ether way good luck and i hope it works out.

[@alliibee4015]

@@bdb3350 well I heard it works for anxiety and depression PTSD and chronic pain, my main reason is anxiety and depression but I also have back pain and I feel some PTSD from past experiences, so all around I feel like I'm going in for a renewal of everything I hope. Please send good vibes my way ✌🏻 I'm very anxious

[@sherrimandel6983]

Psychedelic is the answer to most severe anxiety and depression...The use of magic mushrooms completely helps one get over depression and makes you feel like yourself...I used antidepressants for some years but it only made me feel like a zombie but with immediate use of mushroom 🍄 in few months I feel like I'm living a whole new Life.

[@tessymitch]

Please does anyone know where I can get them? I put so much on my plate and it really affects my stress and anxiety level .I would love to try to shrooms.

[@hazeemakhan5301]

I live in Michigan….suffering for awhile now but didnt realize how serious I may have it until recently - probably bc of @self medicating” with alcohol

[@hazeemakhan5301]

How do I contact him?

[@thomasmaxime2340]

Does he ship?

[@thomasmaxime2340]

Thanks

[@CptInsano835]

The man who said you need to do K atleast 500 times to even start understanding it seems to be testing that theory

[@iain2080]

It's this guy if you're interested kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIPKZJ18fM6WfJY

[@TeddehSpaghetti]

His name is Timothy Wylie and Hamilton considered him the father of Ketamine. He's dead now but he was an interesting artist. Also look up the dose response curve. Anything over 150mg dose is "The Network of Creation."

[@deangeloferrand1809]

You can tell he’s no longer on the same plain of existence as mere mortals

[@stadtjer689]

@@iain2080 Why has that been removed? wtf

[@north2737]

@@stadtjer689 you can find full eps on SBS, best to download the app as web-view is fucky. Hamilton’s pharmacopeia S2 ep..6?

[@hedgehogpancakes6174]

I think that the content aimed at drugs and harm reduction are absolutely some of Vice's best work

[@Cbd_7ohm]

Legalize opium for sale.

[@nicksalvatore5717]

@@Cbd_7ohm Opium is just impractical with all the opiates on the market Might as well grow and make your own, that way it’ll be hard to abuse since of the effort required (kinda like growing your own peyote or mushrooms)

[@Cbd_7ohm]

@@nicksalvatore5717 It wouldn't be impractical if it was legal for sale to adults.

[@arthurdolle5257]

@@nicksalvatore5717 you can grow your own opium poppies and it's not illegal in the United States

[@agdgdgwngo]

They do a good job of looking like they're pro legalisation but don't actually take things like this seriously.

[@dumpstermeat]

I once did ketamine and LSD then watched Scarface, at the end I believed I could do the same thing, run some giant cocaine empire, left home for 30 minutes with absolutely no plan, strange how mania works

[@jaredhonusankrom]

Have you built a drug empire yet?

[@klasified1]

I did lsd and ket and I had my POV or sight turn into water color painting and started to melt 😅 to the point of a completely mixed and swirled colors 🙃 was sneezing from the ket bumps and had snot shoot out covering my mouth and nose snot stretched out from my face when I tried wiping it away like a savage baboon so much thick snot it looked like I was being turned into the black sludge from venom the spider man series since I was in my car parked in the dark leaned back and just accepted i died till some how the completely colorful saturated vision became coherent or clear i guess 🤷 seemed like everything went back into place or unwound or unswirled from the abstract sight

[@Jakey4000]

@Triste Dk Rotz Shoota dka next pvck weeds just a trash drug tho.

[@user-vk9kx5nh3j]

@@dumpstermeat not in the uk bro, dirt cheap and plentiful

[@murdock6450]

got home and played COD? lol

[@MMSGEE]

My mom got ketamine treatments for chronic depression and it changed her life. The first time I have seen her functional, I highly encourage people with intense depression to try this

[@emulateddisaster1166]

How? How would you even go about doing that without looking like a drug seeker? Haha. I have tried 3 or 4 different antidepressants and nothing really seems to help.

[@MMSGEE]

Trevor Thomas look into ketamine clinics in your area or talk to your psychiatrist about a referral

[@emilwallin1176]

@@emulateddisaster1166 buy a testkit from testkitplus and then use tor browser to buy some ket! gl hf

[@yerpderp6800]

@@emulateddisaster1166 how is doing only 3-4 leading you to conclude "nothing seems to really help"? That's not touching all the types of antidepressants available. Imo you should keep trying until you've done at least 8 to make sure this will work for you. Not only do you need to get approved but the treatments are also not cheap for a lot of people. Coming from someone that has tried at least 12 (lost track after 12th)...

[@NFMUKETB]

Ketamine really helped me

[@TheNash420]

lol, when your physically holding onto a wall but your body feels like its going through it , thats ketamine

[@yonofuiprod]

Mmm no

[@KingDiamondBones]

I avoid drugs

[@hczylos2432]

KingDiamondBones you’re missing out buddy :)

[@jabrodusvernon]

@@hczylos2432 facts

[@donfranchize520]

Damn that s a crazy i can somehow invision that

[@bradmarchand8646]

"Fuel my ketamine addiction, I must." - Master Yoda

[@lapapar1174]

@@marylawson9524 I dont remember Master Yoda saying that

[@artemtsarevskiy2785]

@@lapapar1174 goteeem

[@prakharmishra3000]

@@lapapar1174 it's leaked behind the scenes part 😂

[@chloelee8705]

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[@Ilmissssss]

And better analog is MXE

[@_RobBanks]

The surgeon used ketamine during open heart surgery for me because of a dependency on opioids. If it wasn’t for ketamine I would’ve died from Pain.

[@nicbtw6062]

They used it to stop my body from flailing violently after an "acute LSD intoxication" It sent me somewhere else entirely. Was amazing, lyexpensive.

[@Liefvikerson]

@@nicbtw6062 Wow. If you wouldn't mind further explaining what happened it would be greatly greatly appreciated thank you

[@kestutisvaiciunas8663]

@@Liefvikerson He probably got a heart infection from a dirty needle. That's the most common reason young opioid users need heart surgery

[@lowellstein9211]

You would not have died from pain. Lol they do open heart surgery and it went well but Mr Banks passed away from Pain. Lol

[@_RobBanks]

@@lowellstein9211 pain being the catalyst for an overbearing load of stress that’s beyond most people comprehensionzd I’ve experienced third and fourth degreeburns , Ice picking brain splitting migraines that last 48 hours, Fractured tibia: Skin grafting from my legs- where they use a cheese grater type device to shave skin off. (I woke up during thatnpricedure) And thus was on a daily regiment of super heavy scripted narc opioids, such as fentanyl citrate, fentanyl lollipops and of course the patches, Along with break thru meds like dilaudid oxycodone and my personal favourite oxymorphone. After years of deal with ptsd depression anxiety, trauma, my body as unfortunately taken more than it’s fair toll of stress load. Being on methadone replacement therapy for years before the open heart surgery, my tolerance is like that of an elephant. They upped the methadone as high as they could be allowed, had me on fent drip, and hydromorphone IM injections every 4-6 hours. This was during surgery. When I woke, I was in the most pain and thus physical body and mental stress and anguish to a degree that words don’t suffice. Especially not sufficient for adequately sharing the info to garner true genuine empathy by those who’ve never experienced that. I was in the most pain in my life, more than the burns, more than the skin grafts, immediately waking up in post op. For whatever reason the specialized pain treatment team in the hospital took close to 12 hours to begin to address the situation with potentially suitable pain relief. No I didn’t get a heart infection from a dirt needle I always used fresh ones that I rip Open from the pack, I was born with a heart murmur that I was never told about and my aortic valve began leaking the blood into my system. Ans my system went into toxic shock. It was five weeks of IV antivirals BEFORE SURGERY even started, then I was in there for six weeks post op. My point is , if they weren’t knowledgeable or perhaps a little more hasty with the genius move to add ketamine into the mix, in time, My entire body EASILY could’ve shut down from the further load of tremendous shock.

[@marshalpeters]

Psilocybin, LSD, shrooms and ketamine are absolutely life changing substances that have so much potential to help people with mental health issues. 0:01

[@JesseScott-pc3kb]

I've been thinking to use shrooms for my anxiety and depression . Anyone know where I can source them ? 0:04

[@LynneStoner]

​@@JesseScott-pc3kbdr.johnsonshroom is your guy. Best shrooms and psychedelics guy I know. 0:04

[@FrankGodstime-dt2wp]

0:04 Shrooms are very helpful❤

[@Helen-sz2oc]

​@@LynneStonersorry to disturb, Is he on insta? I would love to get some for myself. 0:03

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​@@Helen-sz2ocYes he's dr.johnsonshroom 0:04

[@brandishimer7087]

Okay, but who wants Hamilton's Pharmacopedia back for s3?

[@FireBIaze]

Oh yeah buddy.

[@karenwalker4476]

I loved that series!

[@kek23k]

Hamilton beats this guy with the weird knees every time.

[@enrique4459]

@@kek23k his knees are on ketamine

[@kek23k]

@@enrique4459 :D :D :D

[@frantiseklacko]

Random Dude on ketamine: "I jumped in another universe and could see myself as an alien dancing on a beach." Steve-O on ketamine: "prkct-prkct-chk-chk-ps-ps-ps"

[@CanadianB.O.W]

immediately thought of that lmao

[@sportsdrink588]

It's horse tranquilizer

[@sadhu7191]

I will stick to nitrous oxide

[@boodeguus]

The third dimension is time!

[@stuff12342]

Stevo O was on so many other substances than ket and went on crazy long binges, was bonkers.

[@hogibunz834]

I participated in ketamine microdosing for treatment-resistant depression and BPD. It was a lifesaver to me

[@jcbanbury]

Which country?

[@hogibunz834]

@@jcbanbury United States

[@HardTrancid]

I literally left my body and travelled through a wall to my next door neighbors place ( Who I didn't know at all ) Eventually after a couple months I made friends with my neighbor and he took me into his apartment for a drink. Everything was exactly as I had seen it months earlier when wandered into his unit on my K Hole trip. I would caution people to be careful with Ketamine, but it really is a Mind altering substance. I am glad I don't do it anymore.

[@TJGermany]

That's probably your mind playing tricks on you. Or did you make a drawing after your trip and then compare it to the real one?

[@typ044]

@@TJGermany Obviously just convinced himself of it.

[@123KristenB]

That’s called déjà vu. It wasn’t because of your trip.

[@seanp8220]

It was amazing. I don't crave it because there are no such mechanisms - but I do miss those experiences. Getting clean is really overrated tbh

[@ricksanchez5284]

@@seanp8220 what school did you flunk out of?

[@ALRVideography]

"if you exclude last night" damn i wanna know how much of a mad sesh he had

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

Prolly just 25_40 drinks😀

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[@walterroux291]

Mdma brings you up. Weed brings you down. Ket brings you sideways... I actually worked out the best description of kets effects on the body. It basically turns you into a two year old... You can walk, but not very well. You can talk, but not very well. And you can understand some things, but not very well...

[@tonymason9855]

Lol yes man! I always told people it was like being the most drunk you could possibly be but without the nausea

[@theuncanspan]

And it can destroy your brain from single use very well.

[@walterroux291]

@@theuncanspan if used incorrectly certainly but doctors all over the world use it every day.

[@adriancioroianu1704]

yeah k under the dose of k-hole is very similar to being drunk, i never really liked it. it also gave me pretty bad headaches, just like alcohol does.

[@ahrat]

@@tonymason9855 k and alcohol don't Mix!

[@tammybreden9320]

I've struggled with depression for many years and had enough of anti-depressants and ready to try something different .

[@richardwalker8575]

I've been in same position some months back

[@richardwalker8575]

\have you tried microdosing pills?

[@tammybreden9320]

@@richardwalker8575 No i've not

[@tammybreden9320]

@@richardwalker8575 `Can mushrooms/microdosing caps help for depression ??

[@richardwalker8575]

@@tammybreden9320 Yes

[@sgtellioman]

Tried some street K.... it turned off my chronic combat induced PTS like a light switch for a bit. Impressed

[@kari8187]

I have participated in a study for PTSD with K as a slow drip and I’m doing better. Fight or flight mode had been tempered greatly and I’m off all meds. Post Edit: I cold turkeyed benzos and opiates and antidepressants , I waited three years before trying the K , iv , no it’s not long term and not a miracle. You need to have a good environment around you to take advantage of the benefits while they are in effect. Mine showed me my anxiety to new situations didn’t mean danger. The K gave me that small window of 4-6 weeks to tap into me again, it’s been 7 months since a treatment, but I’m thriving. It’s a part of a system that works for my brain, I hope it works for so many others too but it is NOT easy to get to that healthy place. Crush your ego now or you’ll continue to suffer.

[@Miraclelittlepie]

Thats amazing!! I would love to try for mine but i heard its not covered by insurance:/

[@majinbuuu9042]

What state are you in

[@jaggirl]

Great, you are a rare case. But somehow, I don't think giving people a med, that was meant to knock out horse's is a very good idea. Long term issues are what scares me..

[@teamhuman2]

I'm looking to participate in on one of these ,, I live in east la

[@BarbaraNovoa]

@@jaggirl i did ketamine treatments for 4/6 sessions recommended. My last session went extremely poorly and I became nauseous and very sick. I did not have any long term stabilization of my issues and am still on meds. It is highly addictive so an addictive personality will convinvce itself it needs the Ktreatment to feel better... making this a win win situation for the treatment center. KTreatment is not cheap by any means and, no, its not covered by insurance.

[@alexjohnson9798]

"you have to do K at least 500 times before you even start to understand it" that's the scariest thing I've ever heard

[@kx65andyx85rider]

No it’s not, it just has so much to offer it can take years to implement the lessons into your life.

[@Dirtbiker463]

Why scary?

[@Didnt_ask69]

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[@Didnt_ask69]

Weston junkie

[@iamfinky]

Very, very nice reporting here. Well done, @Vice team. I would have liked to have seen a link to more detailed analysis (or clinical trials) in your description and that would be quite helpful, I think.

[@eliyahu51]

This feels like the beginning of a brave new world.

[@kevinivan91]

was thinking the exact same thing. this is not far from soma.

[@reggiemane2439]

Or a mindless world full of disassociated morons

[@malcolmotoole]

The beginning? It's been well underway for decades. People don't resent their chains, they love and adore them to the point they don't recognize them.

[@datznunayabeeznus8865]

@Mark Rigsby read the book

[@bossmorley3083]

I have trouble thinking and forming sentences to text on k, you may be onto something

[@zainb2261]

The k bladder thing is scary af. When your peeing blood but still wanna use and people say this isn’t addictive. Also causes extreme stomach cramps. I’m talking about years of heavy prolonged usage.

[@lazymass]

I had light k bladder and cramps after few months. But it was easy to stop when I didnt have it at home. i find weed much harder to stop.because of insomnia which was not present on ketamin withdrawal.

[@andrewmanford]

Who says it's not addictive?

[@aphysique]

It ruined my buddy's bladder here in Fla.......

[@piaaadah]

@Loyal Royalty if you ever use any type of opiate in the future you'll realize how nonsensical that sounds lmao heroin over ketamine?? Problem with heroin is one you start more than likely you'll never stop. Try being so constipated you poop blood 🙃

[@nkennard4489]

@@piaaadah think it was a joke sunshine

[@brittanykula220]

Having been a member of The Cleveland Clinic’s Ketamine study around this time in 2018 (in an attempt to try to treat my OCD), I found that Ketamine is an extremely innocuous drug that when taken responsibly, can really help those suffering from mental illness. Unfortunately for me, I was not one of the people it helped a ton. At its climax, I at most felt mildly tipsy. I really don’t see any downside to this drug. I was always cleared to drive myself home right afterward so, technically with my current weight and height, I could theoretically get a DUI for having single beer. But after an hour of Ketamine, I was good to go. If more medication like this were legal, I do not see people like myself needing to self-medicate as much with actual dangerously hard and fatal drugs or alcohol by any means.

[@ricksanchez5284]

It will ruin your urinary track.

[@bagarap1302]

Well spoken Brittany. And to think that alcohol is legal and readily available when it's *really* dangerous and corrodes body and mind . . .

[@crgtylr]

I suffer from PTSD, Anxiety and severe depression. I don't think people know how dark it can get so hearing this may help me I am going to ask my treating providers. I am currently being treated with a mix of 7 drugs and honestly does not help.

[@tamimaflah]

I swear drug users are ahead of the world's medical committee.

[@replynotificationsdisabled]

They do have actual testing. Cant argue with that.

[@nobaso620]

😂😂😂😂

[@replynotificationsdisabled]

Imagine doing studies with actual willing/needy test subjects. Would be significantly cheaper than the usual way studies are conducted. People would be paid for their "data," and yeah. Legit data.

[@testthisfordecficiencies]

No they are not. It was a wide spread anesthetic way before the recreational users started using it.

[@replynotificationsdisabled]

@@testthisfordecficiencies developed from a recreational drug?

[@clubsport9334]

Did a 6 dose course of infusions for depression. Huge change after the treatment. So much better. Went on some wild rides during the infusions.

[@mariopsota5806]

what doses did they give you?

[@jaggirl]

They tried it on me, 2 years ago for 3 days, for pain. My partner said it sent me a bit loopy. Off my face, had no idea what day it was. But didn't seem to help with the pain at all. Just took me totally away from myself..😁

[@camzula86]

Me too. It worked great. The ride was VERY nice

[@bbingtube]

Same here. Almost 2 years ago .. have you gone back for a booster?

[@UdoADHD]

I will do the same soon

[@unhallowed45]

Ket has wonderfully therapeutic qualities. Even though it’s an anesthetic, micro dosing helps you disarm from social situations you may initially find uncomfortable. One thing: watching somebody go through a k-hole is a little freaky. If you use it recreationally be careful and don’t mix it with other substances.

[@timothygu3]

Lmao I can honestly say I’ve never heard it called “rhino smasher”. I’m gonna start using that.

[@bumbahrass2864]

He's thinking of "mxe"

[@bluewrx04]

what about meow u heard it been calld that ?!

[@bumbahrass2864]

@Triste Dk Rotz Shoota dka next pvck in the uk it is a broke person drug haha

[@chloelee8705]

Is the best and perfect place in USA try and see get #0xy / Percocet / xanax from us www.discreetblackmarket.com

[@TheSuperStrain]

didnt expect this to actually be a good video. thanks for finally letting people know its not (only) an horse tranquilizer

[@guayo18]

I have never clicked a notification this fast in my life.

[@furselfi]

🤣🤣🤣

[@runeplate123]

JUNKIE!

[@bschuler6216]

I would've clicked a lot faster if I wasn't in a k-hole.

[@bbingtube]

Giggle, me too

[@BullshitDetector]

Junkie

[@bjornulf2011]

VICE convinced me, I'm going to start taking drugs !

[@prakharmishra3000]

Try sodium cyanide. One of the best out there

[@brandonrox221]

I prefer dihydrogen monoxide

[@VULCAN1135]

LOL

[@typ044]

@@brandonrox221 has to be pure though, some dihydrogen monoxide is cut with some pretty nasty stuff lol.

[@kadenread5808]

Happy to see your getting back to decent journalism

[@sonygoup]

Man I'm happy how you guys talk about these drugs. Shows that most street drugs wasn't made by some random guy in lab. That they're medicine that was approved after clinical trials

[@PinstripeJim]

Working in an ER in Iraq, our doc told a kid to think about what he wanted to dream about while we did a procedure. He said it's the only time you can pick your dreams. Then he gave him Ketamine, fixed him, and on his way with a snazzy dream.

[@rkan2]

To me - chemistry is what i would say for "it's not rocket science"... It is such a difficult field! Actual chemists who come up with this stuff are actual wizards!

[@user-nz8rv8ft5q]

I had a 5 surgery operations at once under the ketamine. It was veeeeery strange thing but I woke up just because of pain and I was completely shut down for hours after treatment.

[@Conceptualcreatures]

Fascinating little doco, the things in the world we know so little about are endless

[@sauce6534]

This is the old vice I like to see! Keep up the good work!

[@lordlucius1341]

Master yoda: good relations with ketamine I do, take it while driving my Honda Civic I do, *HMMMMM*

[@quadrupleh4226]

hope become addicted to ketamine, I do not

[@Jesterian]

Overdose on ketamine, I must

[@phil_cassidy]

Run over minorities, I shall

[@haydenjay6683]

Dedddd 😂😂😂

[@pikkitoch8073]

😂😂

[@VenomGoofy]

The War on Drugs has been a war against people and it's shameful that people would rather disagree in a instant rather than find out why I'm right in that statement.

[@deliccorp6251]

Ketamine is a powerful tool for many mental health issues. Excited to see more studies + legitimate clinics push this to the mainstream.

[@Pazaluz]

I've used ketamine (very small doses) just for the sole reason of trying to get out of a depressed state. It helped me more than all the other drugs that were ever prescribed to me, and it does so instantly. It's not a miracle that's going to fix your depression just like that. But it snapped me out of that lifeless feeling and made me remember what it's like to feel a bit of joy. It's not permanent, but it can give you a jump start and a different outlook on things, and hopefully find ways to get better.

[@kennyplay5982]

Where did you get it?

[@saddish2816]

what dosage and how much do you weigh

[@Adam-yo3bt]

you were doing it responsibly and got out of the rut but some people will not treat it this way and thats dangerous

[@Pazaluz]

@@Adam-yo3bt I understand, it can indeed be dangerous if you start abusing it. I would only recommend people try it in a professional setting.

[@ElliotKing-ci3uy]

You should do it in a controlled setting with a doctor via intravenous or intramuscular injection. It’s a considerably different experience

[@worldchampions4379]

A friends girlfriend offered me Ketamine to help come down from a cocaine party. After a dose I went into another room to select some vinyl to play (I’m a DJ) while selecting tunes I suddenly felt this woosh of disconnect from my physical body and my surroundings I somehow made my way back to the living room (in reality only about 6 second walk) the journey felt like I was in a floating Astro traveling time machine, upon arrival in what was meant to be the lounge area all the people that where there where there but the surroundings had completely changed we where all somewhere else somewhere vivid and vague that was the start of trip so intense I have difficulty putting into words. To say that I was not expecting that is the biggest understatement of life.

[@Noellexafael]

Im ADHD and Ketamine always brought me some peace that i cant find any other way, i tried weed but it doesnt work its just not the same, ketamine makes me feel well and relax like for once i can deal with everything in my life, im not addicted to it and i only did it like 6 times the last being over 4 years ago but i would love to have the option to take it to calm me down when im under a lot of stress.

[@tristanwolfs4572]

Smoking a spliff has helped me way more with my adhd than ket ever did

[@Noellexafael]

@@tristanwolfs4572 idk why it doesnt do it for me, i ADHD and ASD and perhaps there is something in the combination that just fks everything up with weed but ket always made me feel great

[@crackazack510]

@@Noellexafael I've noticed that weed can give you anxiety at first but after a couple months of regular use eventually it really helps with anxiety... atleast that's what happened to me and some others I've talked to. 🤔

[@aubreysnyder338]

For chronic pain it's amazing. After three brain surgeries and a failed back procedure within a year, I was starting to get ketamine infusions to leave the hospital. This was after they tried fentanyl, morphine, dilated. Thankfully for chronic pain there are centers with ketamine infusions as an option for pain therapy outside of the hospitals, but they're very expensive. If those were more affordable and talked about, I think a lot of people could get off pain pills and that would be beautiful.

[@hylacinerea970]

the more time goes on i think the more the psychiatric drug scene looks like how it was in the beginning. psychoactive pioneered research at first, and i think it’s wonderful they’re back out there helping people again.

[@uncontrollable343]

I love Kets unpredictability. I can honestly say it’s been different every single time.

[@hannanora9507]

I suffered the borderline disorder for over 23 years. With so much anxietyNot until I came across psilocybin mushrooms treatmentPsilocybin treatment actually saved my life honestly. 6 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms

[@carolinafrancisco7662]

Microdosing helped me get out of the pit of my worst depressive episode, a three year long episodeenough to start working on my mental health

[@ParkBills]

Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate itMany people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Germany. Really need

[@annarita2322]

Dr.raymycolx is your guy. Best shrooms and psychedelics guy I know

[@mariaclara4480]

they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here. and mushrooms are one of the most amazing things on this planet i wish people would all realize. they could solve a lot of problems, more than just mental treatments, environmental clean up; the possibilities are endless with fungus

[@RogerStevens-hs4ju]

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

[@flynnbojo]

I am currently a student paramedic in Australia and with my limited on road time at every case I’ve seen ketimine used as a anglesic and or behaviour control it has saved every one of those patients life’s

[@zachmcdonagh4639]

Funny how much the format of these videos gets in the way every single time.

[@marycorzette6562]

This is why I watch Vice! I learn so much. And it's super scary how the world is so reliant on drugs. The end of this video says it ALL!

[@fredmeyers4076]

trippy_psyche1

[@fredmeyers4076]

They're on Instagram .....

[@marycorzette6562]

@@fredmeyers4076 apparently you DID NOT read my comment! I don't use...nor am I interested in using!!!!!

[@fredmeyers4076]

@@marycorzette6562 alright ma'am ☺️

[@laura631]

I get Ketamine infusions because of depression and because I am allergic to lots of common anti depressants. I feel better after 7 years of constant but ineffective treatment and hospitalization.

[@notreally7507]

1:04 “you have do ketamine 500 before you understand it” that’s quite a commitment!

[@Lex4122]

The way that dude looked, he´s already over 9000 on all there is xD

[@notreally7507]

Zodd412 a weird mixture of God and a homeless man

[@familyman831]

I hate it, used to make me sick every time I K holed.

[@buddhablack3316]

I've completed it m8

[@Lex4122]

@@notreally7507 probably even has transcended god a couple of times on his trips^^

[@Nebroc420]

Self administration of ketamine once a fortnight has almost completely gotten rid of my treatment resistant depression, its amazing!

[@jtheonlyone2046]

Great video

[@XzPSNTrophyHackzX]

yay new video! Bring back Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia though!

[@bbingtube]

00:40 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@alexv1019]

I miss him !

[@rustyray420]

Jan '21 he's coming back

[@Dirtbiker463]

“You have to do ketamine at least 500 times before you even start to understand”

[@MrEhills]

True. Takes a little while to actually let go and float around

[@edfx]

Is that before or after bladder gets destroyed?

[@Didnt_ask69]

MrEhills junkie

[@stephaniemoore1930]

@@edfx Mega-high rec doses can harm you. But the low dose therapeutic sessions don't

[@tungs2010]

im halfway there

[@kevinismawayoflife4660]

The algorithm is unbelievable!! I am an ER. Nurse. Just last night I was caring for a patient who suffered from major depressive disorder. I had a 15 minute conversation with the physician that I was working with about the work being done with ketamine to treat depression. I wake up this morning and this video pops up in my feed WTF???

[@kelownatechkid]

Very interesting, hope this can help lots of people.

[@JayzenFreeze]

Havent had K in about 20 years. One time i was watching a movie on it and thought it was real life lol.

[@131Jayboy]

Lol I've kholed and thought I was inside the TV

[@bigtoe89]

I was watching Oldboy then thought the bed turned in to a roller-coaster track. It was pretty intense 😂

[@JayzenFreeze]

@@bigtoe89 Woah I bet, Yeah I was watching resident evil 1 and thought I was underground with zombies.

[@mrlostscooter]

Similar thing to me about 15yrs ago. Was watching the Simpson and I thought it was real and I was sitting down at the breakfast table with them.

[@Chamametschi]

Hahaha thats my favorite thing I explored this winter. But of course, for all people: leave a month between the sessions

[@kevinking2194]

K is the best option available to fight endless and ruthless rumination in the brain. The esketamine or SPRAVATO approved by the FDA has worked for me as well. Hopefully, infusion therapy will be covered by insurance.....someday.

[@XxFireXPhoenixX]

SPRAVATO literally saved my life when nothing else could. I was fortunate enough to have it covered by insurance, most people aren't so lucky.

[@AL-yq6kr]

K injections lifted my PTSD. Life changing.

[@dugasz1]

Have you tried kratom?

[@drrhole]

Nice!!!i know ketamine helped me thru much grief and depression and helped me heal

[@Kolkholzkola]

I’d lived with chronic depression and depressive anxiety my entire life. The first time I attempted suicide was age 7, and daily suicidal ideation was part of my entire life. In 2021, I wound up in a psychiatric unit after another suicide attempt. SSRIs and talk therapy had been insufficient. My psychiatrist recommended ECT or ketamine treatment. I did 6 infusions at a clinic over the course of two weeks. My life ever since has been more tranquil and manageable than I’ve ever known, my friends find me easy to be around, and I don’t obsess or catastrophize anymore. Ketamine is life saving. Those 6 sessions two years ago made me a different person in so many healthy ways.

[@sontapaa11jokulainen94]

The war on drugs is lost. Best way to combat it is legalization.

[@user-vp9lc9up6v]

Genocide*

[@davideparlato2661]

Depenalization is better

[@user-vp9lc9up6v]

@Jonah Sabeh Geneva suggestions my friend

[@replynotificationsdisabled]

@@user-vp9lc9up6v I like the word culling too. Seems more fitting.

[@crackazack510]

Legalization is the only way, correct.

[@CindaMurphyRealEstate]

It’s so depressing to me that upon finishing my 4 ketamine treatments on Friday, I’m now in a TERRIBLE mood on Sunday. I was so hoping for relief and it seems I’m even worse. Feeling very tired and somewhat foggy and very irritated. I put all my chips on this treatment working. I’m feeling so disappointed. So much despair *****UPDATE!!! That funk was temporary and I’ve had much improvement since then. Very happy with my treatments. ****

[@elenamariazaitzeva]

I’m in the same situation

[@justincbryant]

all feelings and emotions are fleeting. Research mental alchemy and the laws of polarity, rhythm, vibration, correspondence, cause and effect..

[@jaspergabriels8933]

are you better?

[@CindaMurphyRealEstate]

@@jaspergabriels8933 yes!

[@teo7no]

i like the fact that in the most videos the host is very serious, but when he talks about ket he is smiling almost everytime he says it

[@shiamaria7913]

I have been having K for a while to battle my depression and it has saved my life.

[@rastablasta98]

It feels like your brain is a bus and you move to the back seat

[@Willopo100]

Ketamine is actually pretty addictive

[@joshisnot11]

Joey May So is sugar. That’s not really what they were asking.

[@boba3026]

No it's is your mental state of mind if you're down of something yes than it is , but if you can say no than is not adding

[@zainb2261]

It is. It’s more of a mental addiction. I still romanticize it and I’ve been off for many years.

[@Willopo100]

@@remotestar experience

[@jaggirl]

Horse tranquilizers usually are...😁

[@SuperSeriousSayan]

Had my first infusion for TRD, CPTSD, and chronic nerve pain and all I can say is.. wow. it's been 3 days since first infusion and my nerve pain has never been so minimal. Really looking forward to the next infuison!!

[@SuperSeriousSayan]

@@Barbaradapic-hn4ij I'm permabanned on insta lol

[@Paris11loves]

Microdosing ketamine every few days as a sublingual tablet has absolutely changed my life. I have been on anti-depressants since I was 12 (17-18 years) and found some relief, but nothing that brought me any kind of real stability. With a number of attempts to end my life in my past, the ideations plagued me daily and the simple act of waking up in the morning was a battle. Since adding ketamine to my medication routine I feel a relief I could have only dreamed of prior. While I can't credit ketamine with all my success as I have also done intensive therapy, I don't know that I would be typing this from my own apartment pursuing a life I actually look forward to without it. I can finally see myself and the world around me without the shadow of harmful ideations plaguing me. I hope more research and development are done regarding ketamine, I wouldn't wish the chains of major depression on anyone. (I should note that I have never really been "high" from it as my dose is fairly mild and I take it before I fall asleep, so I can't speak to any of the harmful side effects that were only briefly touched on.)

[@endurfree03]

Ketamine infusions and nasal spray saved my life, by far the best thing I’ve ever used for PTSD, depression, and complex regional pain syndrome.

[@mwa1254]

Never really been the same since the drought in 2011, when it moved from the industrial produced Indian racemic ketamine to the Chinese lab prod used stereoisomers ketamine.

[@rambojoe2323]

Today is day 2 of my Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy training. It's hard to express just how excited I am to be a part of this.

[@glockymenor6760]

hello, any updates on this ?

[@rambojoe2323]

@@glockymenor6760 I've worked with Ketamine patients for some time now.. it's a joy to see them make progress. Thank you for asking!

[@pritush]

😂 Gave out so much details I might try to synthesize it at home tonight

[@Cb138inRs]

When you're walking on ketamine. It feels like the world is bouncing up and down and you cant judge when your foot is going to hit the ground. Because in your doped up vision, your foot never left the ground but also never hit the ground either. One of the hardest things I've ever had to do in my life was go up a double switch back staircase on ketamine. The staircase went from the ground floor to the third floor not accessing the second floor. So there were a lot of steps

[@jk194]

They knocked me out with ketamine to put my ankle back into place after I dislocated it and broke my tibia and fibula. It was a horrible experience. I could see and hear everything but I couldn’t say anything. I felt like I was dead, I was ecstatic when I woke back up. They gave me morphine and fentanyl to try to ease my pain and they did nothing. I’ve been told by nurses and x ray techs that my fractures are pretty impressive.

[@cheyenne4957]

Wait the K anesthetic was a horrible experience or just breaking your leg? I thought this was K's main usage, if you don't mind how was it bad for you? Being somewhat conscious of it?

[@justinkunz1994]

@jk damn I'm in the hospital right now with same injury they gave me ketamine when I woke up from my first surgery in agony I enjoyed it tho anything to help that feeling of intense pain

[@mrlostscooter]

I've had many awesome adventures at home from ket the morning after the night before. Good wholesome fun!

[@alienoftheapocalypse2183]

As a veteran, I have been on my last leg mentally and physically. As of just recently the va did a iv infusion on for pain. While I will say it helped my back for about 2 weeks not my guts for my mental health it's a game changer. I feel alive. However that is starting to wain a bit. Maybe bc of my pain coming back. I hope this treatment continues and it can be mastered it is truly truly a game changer.

[@jetfire245]

While I recognize and appreciate the medical usage of this drug. I feel vice failed to adequately show the risks it poses on the unmonitored public along with its recreational usage.

[@oiinahgiiusadurrybrahchuck7209]

Absolutely. I was quite well-connected with harm reduction groups when I started dabbling with ket so I was fairly well-informed compared to many regulars. I had some incredibly positive effects from my first two or three small sessions of it but then I had some insidious post-use depression which absolutely destroyed all mental health progress it had provided me with. It was like the post-MDMA mid-week dumps, but slower and harder to recognise, plus seemingly far more aggressive depression than anything I’d had before.

[@arthurdolle5257]

Misinformation and ignorance, be it by the authorities or the public , poses risks

[@gj780]

Exactly! I was surprised when this video ended. Like what was the point of this? All that was shown in this video says K is awesome. So why the war against it?

[@tothethreshold.9965]

I have worked in private security 15 years. In my experience people on ket tend to be difficult to deal with. (non medicinal, non controlled dosage etc) I have seen everything from simply passing out to extreme violence. One guy took a dose in the bathroom then walked into a club delusional and attacked several people with a glass bottle. While i can appreciate its use medicinally, like the vast majority of drugs careful moderation is the key. Too much of anything is bad, and with ket the dosage difference between a good time and the worst night of your life seems to be very small.

[@mikedale1142]

The public needs VICE to tell them ketamine use is risky? It’s something you put into your body…of course it’s risky. From water to Tylenol, everything comes with risk. VICE isn’t the voice you need to hear.

[@zachlewis6633]

Took some really good MDMA last summer on a beautiful night and we were doing bumps of K while rolling. After around 30 minutes of doing that we went outside on my back porch and I suddenly noticed I was hovering above myself watching me and my friends chat. It was one of my craziest drug experiences for sure. Very surreal

[@kyledent754]

Yeeeee I had the same exact experience the first time I did it lol

[@karabartley]

Omfg I thought I died when this happened 😂😂😂 I did a shitload of triple cs with my friends when I was like 15 and felt myself get up like in cartoons and walk away while my real body was still laying on the bed.

[@nicholascampbell90]

Been there before on a dxm trip. Literally thought I was in two places at the same time

[@tamitrue6082]

8 min vid has 8 ads? These guys are awesome what a shame.

[@michaelmoorehouse8440]

This is the best series on vice

[@JurassicCube]

I’ve seen so many of my friends on this and have one currently addicted and refuses to stop or acknowledge how bad it is... I can’t get her to stop and we’ll I guess that’s her life...

[@forgotmyusername2]

That's pretty sad.

[@bharleeno0]

Same. I knew so many people who started off as just recreational users and now are addicted. One last lost his life due to suicide and the others are kinda down the same path

[@bharleeno0]

@Bejamin Parker 100% agree

[@Didnt_ask69]

Move on she’s a junkie now

[@bharleeno0]

@Bejamin Parker I am sorry to hear. The good thing about heroin is that if you went cold turkey, you wouldn't have severe side effects and wont die (like they do with alcohol/benzos). Its all a mind game

[@Jerryberger9235]

Psychedelic’s definitely have potential to deal with mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them again but it’s just so hard to source here

[@georgewilliams1062]

Psychedelics are the reason why i didn’t take my life when i was at my end. I was stripped of my ego and saw the beauty of life and interconnectivity and even though i still battle anxiety and depression, I’m doing better everyday and will never think in such a self destructive way again.

[@zoeywinston6826]

LSD and mushrooms completely changed my whole outlook on life. I became a better version of myself This experience gave me a lot of confidence about my self and my body. A bunch of bad thought / behavior patterns were broken. One of these was pretty bad OCD that made me wash my hands a lot. It gave me a lot of hope that things will be fine, this is the one thing that I heard throughout the trip: Everything is alright. The main reason for the trip was my severe depression and it definitely helped me (although it's not gone). Before all I could do was lay in bed. Now I am trying to rebuild my life one step at a time which wasn't possible before."

[@sarahh321]

[_James_tray] Got psychs

[@Jerryberger9235]

@@sarahh321 Where to search?? Is it IG?

[@sarahh321]

@@Jerryberger9235 Yes

[@wtfronsson]

It's good stuff. Lot's of people disagreed with me on this, but I found DXM quite similar.

[@robertlackner7973]

been doing ketamine treatments for 3 years now. really works!

[@rkan2]

Just one thing I want to know... Are the JVC CRTs actually on and working? :D

[@robbieplayz1288]

When's the Bristol documentary coming out?

[@iainhill492]

Are you suggesting bristol doesn't say neigh ?

[@whiterabbit3618]

Bristol is in the process of opening a fully legit Ketamine Clinic. I believe the clinical lead for it is Dr Ben Sessa. Does a great Ted Talk about MDMA and some other stuff you’ll find on here.

[@alfiemclennan3630]

Bristol like the ket head capital 😂😂

[@aaronkennedy3848]

When y’all get rid of piers Morgan 😂

[@Shaqster77]

Nice vid ty

[@fredmeyers4076]

trippy_psyche1

[@fredmeyers4076]

They're on Instagram .....

[@frankejolin4615]

Real ketamine Patient here this drug changed my life this drug help me in so many ways

[@chanbemokikon6405]

@Franke jolin I don’t do drug or alcohol ! Just suffering from anxiety and depression through Stressful life events Will ketamin treatment help me ?

[@Jarrettmonty99]

@@chanbemokikon6405 I can't vouch for it, but if you were a responder to it, then yes! More than not, these are just regular non-druggies trying to relieve their depression. That said, you mention through stressful life events, If you haven't tried the classic route of anti-depressants and/or are not continually depressed, you may have to go through those first.

[@Mandez91]

I once was stuck playing an intense game of 4D tetris in my mind when I went into a monster K hole.

[@MrND7]

He’s a next level Ket wizard him 🧙‍♂️

[@TR-zx1lc]

I'm finding ketamine as an intranasal formulation to be helpful with my patients. The issue I'm finding is that the relief from depression becomes addicting for some, and then the ketamine gets abused. Promising drug, when used as-prescribed.

[@xotic8617]

Out of all the legal pain killers I have prescribed to me from oxy to tremadol etc the legal ketamine lozenges I have made at a compounding centre are by far the best

[@moafwaz5563]

I wish it was mandatory to go through therapy along side taking any mood altering/stabilizing drug. Often people seem to forego dealing with there problems and instead opt for medication. I'm not saying medication is bad, far from it but it's only one tool in the kit that should be used to treat the myriad of issues people suffer with

[@PacifyKy]

Ahh Mr. Krabs beat me in a coin toss to decide my fate.

[@opponenspericulo]

After surgery on my crushed lower arm, I got Ketamine-IV drip at the hospital for some days, and it was the most high I've ever got. Had gotten Fentanyl IV before surgery, Metadone and Oxycontin, but it does not come close. Add to that lower abstinence getting off it, and...it's a potent painkiller AND anti-anxiety drug.

[@Morning_muzic]

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