Pissing Blood: The Ketamine Time Bomb | High Society

Ketamine has become the generation-defining drug for young Brits.
A report from November 2020, stated one in 30 young people admitted to taking the drug in the past year - the highest number since records began and far more than other countries in Europe. The latest figures also suggest that ketamine is now the fourth drug of choice for young people behind cannabis, ecstasy and cocaine.
There is a certain cognitive dissonance at the heart of Generation K: On the one hand, we see it as a silly, wonky horse tranquilliser. On the other hand, it is literally a horse tranquilliser... A horse tranquilliser that can make you piss blood.
As it has grown in popularity, so have bladder injuries and addictions. In this report, Matt Shea gets deep into the UK’s Generation K, and finds out how a party drug can go too far.
00:00 Intro
01:46 Why do British people love ketamine so much?
06:30 One gram can knock down this horse
09:00 Meeting the "pioneer" of ketamine in Bristol
14:15 Pissing blood
17:43 From addiction to recovery
Special thanks to Providence Project. Click here to find out more about their work: providenceproject.org/
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[@VICE]

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[@jacktheaviator4938]

Is there an English language track?

[@elickson7340]

I want to watch it in English but I can't

[@PapaEmeritus_4evr]

@@jacktheaviator4938 It is in English. Not sure what you mean

[@joefer5360]

Muy bien! Puedo ahora enseyar mi amistables como las gente del "Mundo LIbre" pasar su "tiempo". Jajaja!

[@miguelito_1552]

Con ese doblaje prefiero escucharlo en inglés

[@nimo517]

I remember saying, _”Everyone uses drugs”_ while using them, and then I realized I only hung out with drug addicts

[@tessab9374]

Thats a great statement. Because I don't 'know' any! (Close to me) Your tribe becomes your vibe

[@SauravTiru]

Powerful statement

[@ld-mo4uo]

😅

[@ld-mo4uo]

1 gram that’s impressive

[@nimo517]

@@tessab9374 late to reply but damn is that true…. Even some of the least intelligent of my friends are at least self reliant bc of staying away from the bad influences.. Some people think it’s cool to be smart without trying, as if they’re in Good Will Hunting. That was me in highschool… I took all the AP courses for college credit, and scored a 33 on the ACT. Was never a drinker so I gravitated towards pot. People who sold pot back in college weren’t just always nice hippies, but dealers of any drug.. I believe pot, which I enjoy regularly, is/was a gateway drug bc an illegal market introduces harder drugs more easily. Pot itself isn’t, but when it was illegal and more criminal charges, the chances of trying something else is high 4 years sober from opiates

[@girlsinnottingham2201]

I had a daily ketamine/cocaine and alcohol addiction that was wrecking my life. I got sober at the Providence Project treatment centre shown in this video - I will be 3 years sober in a few weeks and owe my life to that place 🙏

[@TristanBanks]

Well done! Thank god.

[@leighsimmons2663]

thats amazing! congrats dude

[@hectorlozano1106]

I need help can you help me

[@jeffhubbard5660]

Keep it up. You got this.......

[@molimolinana]

Well done, it's great to know you got the support. Keep growing ✨

[@keatonlacretin9781]

To the man who snorted a gram of Ketamine and a line of coke. I genuinely wish you are alive and well.

[@HorribleThingsTV]

I actually had to look away for a bit, my stomach did a backflip hahaha

[@shrekmate4383]

Bruddah nah

[@francescoutoti5369]

@@HorribleThingsTVin Spain we say:” coca y keta, voltereta” which means “coke and ketamine, backflip” so it’s pretty similar 🤣🤣

[@pussyonmylipsfrfr4771]

@@francescoutoti5369lol😂

[@maximilianoalarconberoiza9530]

@@HorribleThingsTV me too, so sad

[@shanemeyer9224]

As a medical professional it’s absolutely wild seeing someone insufflate 1000mg of ketamine in one sitting, I mean for someone 165lbs or 74kg were would push anywhere from 100-250mg depending on the person, other medications, etc but for the average 165lbs person a 150mg dose via IV would have you at surgical anesthsia levels 100% and within seconds usually less the 1 minute, so he is doing ten times that and just hanging out!!! But that goes to show you how significant drug tolerance can be, same with opioids. I’ve seen patients that would inject 160mg of OxyContin, that dose could kill several people without a opioid tolerance, however all this aside ketamine is really one of the safest dissociative anesthetics out there, preserves breathing reflex, mild increase in BP an bronchodilation

[@anotherguy9402]

Not everything they show is real (they host fake chemists and drug users all the time). Also that 1000mg of "ketamine" if it is actually that might only be 49%-60% ketamine

[@stevengill1736]

Actually Sernyl (phencyclidine or PCP) was the first dissociative anesthetic and was chemically modified to be shorter acting for use in surgery. It was literally battle tested during the Vietnam war because it could safely anesthetize people in battle conditions. And for tachyphylaxis or tolerance, methamphetamine causes tolerance amazingly fast, especially smoking it apparently. Of course the psychedelics fit that description too....I remember that from personal experience. ;*[}

[@m.h8638]

So your telling me that ketamine isn’t often cut

[@urbanprojectz]

@@m.h8638depends on your connect, make it a health problem not criminal one.

[@shanemeyer9224]

@@m.h8638 I have no clue about street level ketamine and if it’s often cut or not it’s more so speaking of the amazing tolerance a human body can build up to almost anything

[@blacksun106]

Lived in a house with ketamine addicts. Hearing them screaming and crying as they peed was a horrifying reality. I couldn't believe the amount of pain they were willing to go through to get high.

[@MonstrousChamp]

I've lived in that house and been one of those people. Not cool.

[@FrenchPrinceofBel-Air]

Short term reward wiring at its finest!

[@YouTube_Enjoyerlol]

Here in the US we have a "drag-kid" named "Desmond is Amazing" who at 12yo bragged on video about snorting K with drag queens. I'm sure that will cause no long-term brain damage at all.

[@blacksun106]

@@KZbin_Enjoyerlol I know the EXACT kid you are talking about. He was also in live streams with the now deceased (thank god) 'club kid murderer" Michael Alig. Imagine leaving your child or even allowing him in the same room with that monster!!? In the livestream, with Desmond and Michael and one other adult male (no parents visible), was a painted piece of "art" behind them. It was a little kid playing and the word ROHYPNOL in big letters behind the child playing in the art piece. Sick.

[@blacksun106]

@@MonstrousChamp dang. Ya. I'm sure I wasn't the only person to live in a house like that. We went from being total potheads that like psychedelics from time to time And then my roommates/besties decided to become complete kitten (ketamine) addicts. I tried it a couple times. Not my thing. At all. But ya, mornings were hell because the first pee of the day was particularly brutal for them. I'd beg them to stop. They just couldn't. Far as I know (I moved on) they've all got colostomy bags, ones passed away. He injected it and it killed him. The rest are a mess of problems. Sucks. It was the coolest house ever. Coolest people ever. Turntables video games, bbqs all the time. Everyone wanted to come hang. A constant flow of cool people. Then the k happened And it all went downhill. Once the turntables were pawned for more k.... I knew it was time to move on.

[@mackenziekarsonovich1073]

I love this interviewer. He has such an empathetic approach that seems to really help the subject of the documentary open up and speak freely. Every doc I’ve seen him in has been excellent.

[@dannydaw59]

That booth he rolled around had me laughing.

[@that1guy899]

He is good at his job. 👍

[@JeNnOthebassplayer50]

@@that1guy899 what do you know if you was in that SITUATION you would definitely NOT be RESPONSIBLE

[@katherinea.williams3044]

Thank goodness he wasn’t forced to do a line at gun point this time around! #dedicatedtowork Love & Light from Miami Shores🦚 Stay safe mates🌎🙏🏼 Peace & Prayers for the people of Ukraine🇺🇦

[@sammuddel7751]

Yh he's cool right

[@Jeroco998]

After watching Vice´s drug documentaries it really solidiefies my stance in that drug dealers have absolutely no clue on what they are doing or on how drugs work.

[@kukuV.3]

Yeah what was his point about the crystals

[@Thecoolguy43]

great source of understanding on drug dealers. im sure the ones on vice are the best since they are showing everyone what they do. im sure those who dont say their business in front of cameras dont know what theyre doing

[@v1nceisgod677]

no they do but money is money

[@Ipwnnoobslegitlike]

@@kukuV.3 u crush the crystal put a lil water onit microwave it and it turns to powder this is true, ket comes in liquid form a lot so u just microwave it if u aint injecting it

[@kukuV.3]

@@Ipwnnoobslegitlike you can just recrystallize it crystals are not more harmful than powder like with MDMA they dissolve the same in the body

[@Iconic_moment]

Depression haunted my life from a very young age, and I was put on a bunch of SSRIs as a child in attempt to deal with it. None worked. Psychedelic mushrooms was brought to my attention. It was the first thing that actually had real effects. They should only be used with great care and respect. 0:19

[@Daniel-cy5ur]

I hear this is supposed to be good for people who have mental health issues. I actually just started the research process of microdosing and all that. Im to the point where I want shock treatment. 0:04

[@StacyBridwell-ez2tu]

​@@Daniel-cy5urdr.johnsonshroom is your guy. Got all kinds of psychedelics stuff. Guided me through my first ever experience 0:01

[@JordanRodgers-ei5wu]

0:04 Psychedelics should only be used with great care and respect, I would love to feel same man.

[@RyanMaerck]

​@StacyBridwell-ez2tu is he on insta? 0:01

[@jack-vw4mu]

YES, he is dr.johnsonshroom. There's a lot of potential in psychedelics 0:01

[@okadriann]

This is sad. I take IV Ketamine medically for CPTSD and Depression with a doctor in Washington State and it honestly has changed my life for the better. Drugs have the ability to heal people but they can be equally as harmful, especially without medical supervision. I have experienced a plethora of horrible side effects from many different antidepressants, while on the flip side I receive medical marijuana which helps a ton with my pain, as well with my occasional Ketamine boosters every 9 months, so I know drugs aren’t all just black and white like some say they are, though that also doesn’t mean they can’t just as easily be abused and harmful. Hopefully one day the worlds governments will learn to focus more on studying, decriminalizing, and regulating substances rather than demonizing anyone who uses them. Maybe then there wouldn’t be things like “Ket Bladder” and drug cartels wouldn’t be able to distribute products cut with unknown often fatal adulterants all for a quick buck.

[@MonkoK14]

It's extremely expensive to get this treatment in the UK as opposed to the cheap price on the street here, typically £30 a gram, most will opt to self medicate and this often becomes abuse sadly, psychedelic therapy's have a long way to go in terms of cultural acceptability and accessibility

[@orlandogonzalez9360]

@@MonkoK14 and your BOTH right. The drug is on a huge uptick as researchers discover how safe it actually is and how beneficial it is for treating anxiety and depression. And it is VERY pricey but you can get on the black market for a fraction of the price.

[@ayushdesai-dakle]

Not everyone is strong to stop a thing that feels that good in the moment

[@kateapple1]

Only when you’ve never done them tho. The studies have shown the effects are only if you’ve never felt the effect before.

[@MonkoK14]

@@kateapple1 Yeah, you can develop a permanent tolerance to it through repeated excessive use

[@phukween8400]

I lost my partner to a K overdose a few years ago. He was an addict and started urinating blood. Shortly after that we met and he decided to be sober and I supported him on that journey. One night he was alone and decided to ball out like he did when he was frequently using like a couple Gs. He was found the next day in a hotel room. Man was sober for over a year only for one night to change it all. Everyday I think about him and everything he would have been by now. I knew his deepest darkest fears and to see those become a reality breaks my heart everyday. It only took one slip up.

[@yryzklaptong7724]

That sounds horrible. We all make mistakes sometimes, sadly it cost him his life. I'm sorry for your loss. All the best to you.

[@DQMYN4T0R]

Sorry for your loss. & Thanks for sharing. On another page: You need to overcome this thinking of the past and let go what was (and what maybe could have been). I know it is hard. Try a shrink or some guru or other type of teacher - that helps you focus on the present and (your) future. Maybe date someone (who doesnt do drugs). Good luck.

[@ladylightvybe4138]

@@krisamagus1 when you put but after a sorry, it negates it. What a horrible thing to say regardless. Better to say nothing.

[@ladylightvybe4138]

My deepest condolences. RIP precious soul. Sending you love, light & healing. Peace be with you.💖💗💓

[@tylerdeskins7715]

I’m so sorry.

[@devlawrence]

I was a Ketamine addict while living in India (my pharmacist/chemist would sell me pharma vials of it for $5 USD a piece). The SINGLE MOST PAINFUL experience of my life was when I had K bladder. I'm a man and have a high pain tolerance BUT would sit crying on the toilet while pissing chunks of blood and eroded bladder matter. I still have anxiety and nightmares of this randomly occurring again even though I haven't touched Ketamine in over 3 years. It is an amazing psychedelic experience, BUT you can become addicted to the dimension travel and the K-hole itself. DO NOT MESS AROUND WITH IT. BE RESPONSIBLE IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE IT.

[@johnnyoverpour]

So you stopped using after that and made a full recovery?

[@happyapple4269]

Why not just try DMT?

[@sweetie523]

How about just don't mess with it. There is no responsibility in these drugs

[@Thecoolguy43]

respect, ty for sharing

[@Ipwnnoobslegitlike]

str8 fax im glad i never seized or piseed blood, during the deepest of my addiction did about a q in a week and wouldnt wish that on anyone it was torture in retrospect

[@barco_basurero_99]

Estos si son documentales de verdad. Adoro el trabajo que hace VICE en mostrarnos estas cosas desde un punto de vista neutral e imparcial, tal cual como son en la realidad.

[@briansounalath]

I feel so bad for the K addict. You can tell he’s a good guy and he just can’t quit. He needs help.

[@evandunkley292]

I am a recovering cocaine addict and it’s very similar. You don’t think you have an issue until you realise you’re staying up until 5AM and you need to be up at 6 for work. It just takes over your life and priorities. I’d be on my last 100£ with 3 weeks until payday and I’d spend every penny of that on coke I wouldn’t feel bad about it until I didn’t have enough to buy another bag. Addiction is ugly.

[@K3T1]

@@evandunkley292bro cocaine addiction and ket addiction has nothing to be compared. Used to be a cocaine heavy user, smoked it most of the time and ketamine is a fucking joke. You don’t have a real addiction for ket. Been a user since more than 10y and it doesn’t cross my mind until is weekend or when I want it. Cocaine is a different thing, if every day wasn’t with me I would have lost my mind.

[@ausardash]

​@@evandunkley292literally when I started working at 6am I realized speed addiction wasn't going to be around anymore.

[@Richie_Alpha_Rabbit69]

Yea he thinks it’s helping him write awesome poems but it’s just non sensical ramblings of a drug addict. Totally not worth the health effects

[@danuaji6812]

Agree

[@vegansk8rgirl]

i really like how impartial all of these documentaries always have been, never telling you what to do, never throwing any labels on users but just providing an unbiased and objective observation of the world of drugs and how it affects people and the body. been missing these vice.

[@imsohandsome]

Still, drugs are bad. It's not my business or anybody's business to tell you or somebody what's right or wrong but if you ever do drugs, whatever happens to you is on your head and not anyone close to you or any other person besides yourself. You've done it, you take responsibility for it

[@hmalik5232]

@@imsohandsome Drugs aren’t bad if they’re used responsibly and in moderation. Everyone does drugs, it would be a pretty boring life if you were sober all the time.

[@gabbyarevalo5825]

@@hmalik5232 i disagree, drugs are bad you can’t use them in moderation because of tolarence buildup. you’ll eventually become an addic with drugs like k, cocaine, etc. the only one i belive can be moderated is marijuana

[@mullac__]

@@hmalik5232 your either a kid or severally brain dead to think you can take drugs in moderation or responsibly drugs are terrible for people

[@pieteb_nl]

@@gabbyarevalo5825 coming from the netherlands.. being known of open marijuanas use, I can tell you its actually an addictive drug and in absolute numbers caysing the most drugs addicts of all drugs and comes right after smoking, alcolhol and gambling. Right now on our population of 17mil we have 70.000 known (under treatment) canabis addicts. Followed by 27000 coke, 14000 heroin, 11000 crack, 7000 speed, 3000 GHB.. and just 400 on xtc. Keta is not even in the numbers yet. Probably under other: 1100

[@SpaceDave3000]

Speed, coke and ecstacy were the majority of early 2000s for gen X, ket came about a little later and we dipped in but it's weird to see it take off like it has. It's not exactly a social drug which was pretty much the entire point of it all back then. Really hope the chap with the habit is doing better, my heart goes out to him.

[@emilyk1109]

I wonder if the rapid increase in K's popularity might be related to the Covid-19 pandemic and the several lockdowns. If you're the type of person who prefers to go clubbing or to a rave while high, not being able to do so might lead you to try out something different, a substance for which you don't need to be in a club in order to enjoy the high

[@tobyoakes5747]

I used to have a ketamine addiction. I was hanging around a group that could see me getting worse. No one said anything about it until one New Years, I said I need to stop this year. I got laughed at and told I couldn’t do it. After completing the year sober from it I stuck up a middle finger to the group and I’m no longer part of it. I used to get cramps after a few pints or a bump, but now I haven’t touched it in nearly two years

[@tinawindham6958]

Good for you! Don’t let the weak links keep you in the cesspool 🙊

[@estrelladiaz189]

that’s amazing!! i’m so proud of you! keep it up and i’m glad you found the strength to quit! you are so incredibly strong and i hope all good things flow your way!

[@Mughal.786]

Its like a place u get stuck at, worse than heroin becaude its mental. Good on u for quitting.

[@historyiwitness5915]

There is no such thing as a ketamine addiction. You simply have an addictive personality. It's probably not your sole vice. Ketamine is out of your system quickly, and does not compel you to consume more. So you've managed to abuse a drug that is actually difficult to abuse. Congratulations. PS I know something about this, having been part of the NYC nightclub scene that popularized ketamine in the early 1990s.

[@ryansmith956]

Great choice man stay strong

[@evanfmc]

this man is one of vices gems, so we'll conducted. he's always super respectful and professional. so much respect for this guy's journalism

[@exiledkenkaneki701]

99% would be nice, this is scripted so it's obviously not nice to be a dickkkk to others why exaggerating??

[@MatteoPrezioso]

It looked to be he did quite the opposite of what you said. Having fun with stones people, for a start. If that’s not being unprofessional, I don’t know what that is.

[@HaroldVonAnusIII]

@@MatteoPrezioso boooo

[@MatteoPrezioso]

@@HaroldVonAnusIII Thank you Sir.

[@dmonvisigoth1651]

Kinda looks like Poe Dameron too.

[@mcnowski]

In truth I did Ketmaine almost daily for a couple years. Lived by myself and would do it after work, in the dark in silence. I saw everything from Hell itself to Heaven above and all levels in between. It was an amazing teacher. I haven't done it in years now.

[@marythompson626]

Same

[@patrikborbely9776]

​@@marythompson626same just tryna stop

[@TheePrincessBrat]

I’ve never done it. I think there’s more stigma with it in the US. Idk anyone who uses or who has admitted to using it

[@ross_dnb]

Lol exactly. Always the low key lads drug of choice. Only drug you can float into another dimension on, come down and go to work the next day like nothing happened.

[@meandthepigeons]

im 17 and i live in bristol, and honest to god the ket problem is insane, i dont know anyone my age who hasn't done ket or had a close friend do ket, its literally everywhere

[@nunofarizo]

Vice is really doing good work with these docs, the interviewer is always impartial and non judgemental about everyone that accepts to be part of these projects. Thank you Vice for showing this side of society without the unessesary stigma

[@ravendluna369jasso8]

Totally agree 💯

[@moriah1394]

Nothing impartial about title…the subjects are taking all sorts of drugs and alcohol….this isn’t about ketamine alone. “Pissing blood” is sensational and to say this is just about Ketamine is misleading.

[@3asyrider75]

Best news in the world. Neutral media coverage. It’s very rare.

[@SupremePerspective]

This video itself perhaps but the title about pissing blood ?

[@nunofarizo]

Vice is a business none the less, titles are titles and everyone knows what they are made for

[@clared5812]

Ketamine is not my drug of choice, but this doc is exactly what I needed rn to stay sober. Thanks for making this.

[@mattkaz9604]

It's interesting - a lot of people don't like it. Personally, it is my kryptonite. The only reason I don't touch it anymore is that it's too good, and I can't just buy a bag and keep it for an occasion, I'll just use it till it's gone. It only appeals to some people, but if you are one of those people it's got a fiendishly powerful hook in it. I still miss that awful, wonderful stuff.

[@hambonejones6910]

You can do it 💪🏼

[@kilburn1313]

@@mattkaz9604 I am like that with Jamison whiskey, no point having it in the freezer if I can't drink it & I am 63

[@jsbzoh6]

I got ketamine IV in the ER for pain control and it k-holed me. I thought I died… I spent an eternity freaking out and everyone’s faces were terrifying and it was just repeating over and over. That experience alone has my anxiety peaked watching this video.

[@childofthemosthighyah8145]

@@mattkaz9604 is it like a herion?

[@JesseScott-pc3kb]

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

[@RobertDavid-fn3qo]

Does anyone know where I can source them? I put so much on my plate and it really affects my stress and anxiety levels, I would love to try shrooms 0:08

[@HudsonJay]

​@@RobertDavid-fn3qodr.johnsonshroom is your guy. Best shrooms and psychedelics guy I know.

[@JohnChristopher-jq1ef]

​@@jojo-ow5whSure , dr.johnsonshroom 0:06

[@LynneStoner]

0:03 Psychedelics definitely have potential to deal with mental health , they really helped me .

[@JordanRodgers-ei5wu]

​ 0:02 @@JohnChristopher-jq1efdr.johnsonshroom has been my supplier. No problem.

[@PapaEmeritus_4evr]

I'm glad I know how to use it responsibly and have ZERO intention on abusing it. I got into some heavy heroin/Fent/Xylazine use and that taught me a lot. Got a lot of knowledge and help from many different resources and counseling on addiction. You can never have enough knowledge. Now with the Ket, I use it in small amounts therapeutically and never every day. ***Important*** If are going to use Ketamine, drink green tea. It helps with bladder issues. Also ECGC extract as a preventative. Be knowledge. Be safe.

[@Rooster1997]

My wife broke her arm and in the ER they had to give her ketamine to reset the bone and cast her arm. She went out and came back after everything was done and the doctor said “how was your trip?” My wife responded with “absolutely terrible” doc said “alright that’s what I like to hear!!” Seeing this video makes that remark make sense!

[@KissMyBigWhiteAss]

He was happy to hear he not created another future ket addict to be 😁

[@forshitsandgiggles4292]

Really Strange they gave her ket! So maaaaany other sedatives ! Unless ur wife is a horse. 😂 joking. But Normally we prescribe Midazolam for mild sedation.

[@Rooster1997]

@@forshitsandgiggles4292 hahaha it’s actually very funny you say that because she worked medically with equine and knew of ketamine from that. And actually the reason she was in the hospital that night was due to a horse! 😂😂 so very ironic. But they gave her like a crap load of something else (I can’t remember what exactly) and said she wasn’t taking to it then turned to me and said “does your wife hold her alcohol well??” I then laughed out loud and said “nooo definitely not” then they gave her the ketamine and she was goneeee hahaha

[@blaireeeeee]

@@forshitsandgiggles4292 i broke my arm aswell and i got ketamine so that they could readjust the bone without knocking me out. very weird experience, i felt like i forgot how to breath 😭😭

[@KevoM945]

@@forshitsandgiggles4292 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@Orius25]

Ketamine is an interesting drug. At moderate doses it's a psychedelic. At high doses it's a tranquilizer. At low doses (less than 20mg per day) it's an anti-depressant used in drug-resistant therapy for depression. The studies out there about this now are fascinating.

[@winstoningram99]

I enjoy it at low doses. With a bit of booze. Nice little drug, tbf

[@mariannegibson90]

Very well put. I genuinely think this video gives it a bad wrap. I've had some of the most beautiful experience on k. When you abuse any drug however, it will always let you know

[@Orius25]

@@mariannegibson90 Any dose is abuse if it's not for a medical procedure or legit ketamine therapy for mental health.

[@goatinstein]

@@mariannegibson90 Yeah the vid def felt sensationalized and the way they continually referred to it as a horse tranquilizer felt disingenuous. Like yeah it is but it has other uses. Dogs also take benadryl that doesn't mean it's not useful for humans.

[@fredeatstheworld308]

would never take ketamine for drug addiction. the only medicine you need is a change in your life and some fresh air.

[@KimberlyJose-si2sv]

Ketamine, LSD, DMT and psilocybin containing mushrooms are just amazing. I was diagnosed with ADHD since my teenage, spent my whole life fighting ADHD. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

[@CARIBBEAN_365]

Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.

[@Bastianbishops]

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.

[@CristiandlfDeval]

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

[@NicoleCtirad]

Ive done shrooms last month in my house. It taught me how severely traumatized I was from alcohol. I healed from many mental traumas from my past and was able to forgive, let go. Shrooms to me is a remedy not a vice. I even felt more refreshed the morning after. So no hangovers. No depression mood for days. No anxiety.I now have a more calm mind

[@JohnDavis-zr8gf]

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

[@marneeklintworth9300]

Holy crap, the guy with the two lines 'CK' is just f'd up, in my estimate but then i was a heroin addict for ten years. Got off everything with help from my partner who supported me while i stayed in a hotel room for two months while i kicked my habit; sweats, chills, puking, leg cramps, stomach aches, etc...33 years later STILL clean. Lost my partner 3.5 years ago & miss him terribly for everything he helped me with including work place injuries, etc....Wow, this is a mess, much like fentanyl which didnt exist when i was using heroin, thankfully!

[@littleonekat]

I really hope jack gets through his addiction. His honesty in this interview is amazing.

[@NolaD1123]

Agreed. His poem was so powerful… I hope he can become sober ❤️‍🩹

[@thepandasdoitbetter]

seemed like a rich kid ego boy trying to make his journey philosophical when hes just an addict......my g needs to kick it and stop acting hard

[@fish9468]

@@thepandasdoitbetter he ain’t acting hard, he’s being honest and it is trippy af and can really change your mind, there are people in this same comment section saying how prescribed ket helped their depression.

[@thepandasdoitbetter]

@@fish9468 pfft he made his choice every time he tries to get serious he bangs out a line he doesnt wanna hear it or care the guy is just an addict and his ego still runs the show even tho hes taking vast quantities of a drug i consider to be very intro spective and healing

[@orchidorio]

I am suddenly very concerned about this guy. I hope his honesty steers him in the right direction. 71822

[@mctgirl]

As a veterinarian, we don't just use ketamine for horses, we use it for dogs, cats, small mammals it is a great anesthetic drug. There is a good chance that your animal has had ketamine.

[@ThatsWhtasUp]

Sort me some out . Id pay good

[@guerragameplay1190]

@UCIE5B6J-fYxxnJgmANtanVA lol

[@MA-fg5hz]

Doesn't it make you forget everything? I think I had it in surgery once but I maybe mistaken. Your awake but your not,kind of?

[@michelleayres5608]

My dog is 20 years old. He walks without a limp and has his teeth. I attribute his long life to avoiding unnecessary meds and procedures at the vet.

[@matt.willoughby]

@@MA-fg5hz That's probably propofol. Milk of amnesia 😁

[@user-xg8dz6ou8w]

I had no idea how deep this rabbit hole goes . Wow. Eye opening

[@Babarakrimbel4884]

Psychedelics are just an amazing discovery. It's quite fascinating how effective they are for depression and stress.. Saved my life.

[@Heisenberg-35]

Psychedelics definitely have potential to deal with health issues like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them but it's just so hard to source out here.

[@phillipXx]

Does Mr Winston ship?

[@garypeters7261]

While tripping make sure find a good mycologist who will teach you the right things you need to know

[@rhianpollard1282]

ket isn't really a psychedelic, if you do enough then yes you'll get visuals but its about basically having your mind disconnected from your body and literally letting go of your movement

[@quiznak1003]

​@@rhianpollard1282It's considered a non-classical psychedelic.

[@jackd3930]

My addiction wasn’t ketamine but I’m glad that videos like this exist to show what can happen to someone when the drugs takeover and you’re no longer in control anymore, but that there is help out there for the people that need it. Works if you work it and I’m currently 2 1/2 months clean and going strong.

[@EZMAA121]

Congrats broski keep it up

[@laurenbeth5139]

That's amazing! Congratulations!

[@TheCreedBratton]

Good job man, keep it up!

[@Amal-ku9xq]

Thank you very much for sharing. Stay strong, and you are moving miracles right now to help you succeed in the future.

[@LaneVermilion]

Good job man, hope you're coming up on 6. And if you're not... Get back up and try again, buddy. One day at a time

[@orthotech9758]

I love that this humanizes drug users. People on the outside looking in see them as irredeemable, and think they can simply snap out of the habit. But they are people with real issues trying to escape something and remove themselves from reality even if only for a moment.

[@antoniskaloterakis7996]

Thats exactly what they are. The common think I ve seen through the years is that most of them are , children of very rich or very poor people. The rich work all day to get rich and sustain their self image and the poor work all day to survive. The outcome is , less time with kids = drugs.

[@joefer5360]

Rich and "Poor" America does the smack. The Third World farms and dies for it. Blood drugs, blood dollars, blood gold, and blood diamonds. Fixed it for you. @@antoniskaloterakis7996

[@godson5877]

Well said

[@MrCmon113]

All of that is completely wrong. Drugs are part of reality, humans have always altered their consciousnes with various drugs. We're not escaping from anything, we're exploring more of the world. Nor is using drugs a "habit". You can habitually use something or you can occasionally use something, just like with any technology.

[@BrandonSzelag]

Trauma is something that is very common in drug addicts. Whatever that may be it is enough to haunt a person and they'll do anything especially drugs to escape that for whatever time the drug may last. I used to shoot heroin and everything else under the sun. I never was able to do k or get wet but it's on my bucket list. Moderation and understanding is very key to recreational drug use

[@MilitaryBase-yk8vr]

Ketamine therapy is a treatment approach that uses low doses of ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic medication, to manage various mental health conditions, such as treatment-resistant depression, anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

[@WooodTh]

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

[@SuvariBoorish-yh3rj]

​@@WooodThI've been looking to get my hands on shrooms since growing isn't an option for me . Any one knows where I can source?

[@AnnaThompsonWilliams]

​@@SuvariBoorish-yh3rj yeah , he's Dr jeffshrooom he got magic mushrooms , DMT , LSD and other psychs

[@AmadaBlack]

​@@AnnaThompsonWilliamsreally get happy anytime I see people talking about dr jeffshrooom, he is the best All pure psychedelic and shrooms I get from him

[@Tina-hb7ec]

​@@AnnaThompsonWilliamsDMT was the best trip I had , first time was crazy but the second experience was amazing .🥰

[@jaygaskin5680]

You can tell that Amy is such a beautiful soul, I just hope she is still in the path and found her happiness in that happy ending. Coz who ever he is, he will be a lucky man

[@therealjulez7886]

I was heavily involved in the Rave scene here in Toronto. My Ketamine addiction almost cost me my bladder & kidney to be removed. The specialist @ the hospital said i was insanely lucky, I quit all drugs in 11 years ago and never looked back. I can live somewhat of a normal life now but I have to take medication.. some of my friends didn't make it as lucky as myself

[@triple_gem_shining]

Idk why people use so many drugs at raves. I never do. And it's super fun without anything... People need to learn to tap into that love in a sober state

[@thamomentum]

Hey good for you. Also here in Toronto!

[@null9162]

Hi Julez! 😄 I got off the K as well with the help of a psychiatrist via the rapid access clinic at St. Mike's. It's great to hear that you're well!

[@husseinfaiz3397]

Why do take medication now, 11 years later?

[@_RobBanks]

is the ketamine prevalent now in toronto? i know u said u quit all drugs 11 years ago, and i say to you: WELL DONE! for that. however being in the gta im always curious, for one reason or another, what is going on in the region. are the open air markets DT saturated with crystal M and Fent users/products. it used to be all crack and some pills/h in cabbagetown, or the shuter/gerrad and sherboune area. i spent some time in this area and st.lawerence market, not sure if u are familiar with that part of the city, but just walking down the sidewalk u would be asked by dealers if u wanted.

[@TheFlual22]

I'm a musician and a band colleague started doing Ketamine and Coke regularly around one year ago. At the beginning it was like every third rehearsal and everbody was like "Yeah he got this under control" Now it's like multiple lines of K and coke everyday. It's spiraling out of control. Don't touch that stuff. You can't control it.

[@fuubaa6]

I do it about once a month. All about self control

[@warriorgirl8507]

​@fuubaa6 yeah and how's that working out for you now?

[@Thecoolguy43]

the music probably got dope though? if not you should be helping your friend not telling strangers how youre watching him spiral

[@Ipwnnoobslegitlike]

k is the only thing i cant keep in my drawer, any other drug acid x pills i can keep in my drawer for a month, k is immidiately all gone for me as fast as possible, happy to be off it for about a year, i thought i had good self control but that stuff takes away all my inhibitors

[@Eoin-bp2bd]

Amen 🙏

[@pabriela]

13:36 I only did K like six? times but I have to agree that it's definitely a mind and creativity expanding substance. My most "different" yet still beautiful drawings and poems were done on either on k, acid or dxm (the last one I dislike). Also ket contributed to my growth as a person, it made me understand things about myself that would take me years to realize sober

[@carlostechera6570]

Que agradecido de haber probado muchas pero no haberme quedado jamás enganchado. Ojalá todos puedan dejarlas, no te aportan nada de realmente de valor a tu vida como ser viviente 🙌 las drogas no son la solución a nuestros problemas ❤

[@Xaverius.Meprele1]

Lo chimba de a ver probado drogas y no engancharte es precisamente en no demonizarla, no entiendo porqué las personas no se hacen cargo de sus propios problemas y asuntos, en su corta existencia, y esque los problemas son culpa de las personas en si y de los abusos en exceso y no por culpa de las drogas. Ya es hora de ir despertando a lo bien

[@omniplexmusic]

I'm glad this was made. I can't stress enough how dangerous ketamine is for the bladder and kidneys. Ketamine is amazing, but is too easy to fall into casual use because it's such a fantastic drug. 10 years of use and you'll be painfully pissing 50 ml at a time. Believe me not worth it.

[@MichaelCohen23]

People know how bad it is, that's why they use it. They know how their lives gonna ends☠️. That's the life they are willing to deal with.

[@WhittaII]

People just need to do their research. Too many people blindly abuse all drugs and this is where the issues come from. I always read up on everything before touching it so I knew what I was getting into.

[@idreeskhan8885]

You will only be able to piss 50ml? So how many times would you be going to the toilet?

[@gilbertdunhill9882]

Absolutely, what he said^

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Fantastic? I remember it being boring after the first hour

[@alextaylor3850]

Amazing video. Thanks for drawing attention to this vice! I was a ket addict between the ages of 17-18. I vividly remember staying at a friends house on the sofa one evening, and his dad walked into the living room just as I was doing my morning line. He didn’t say anything but I realised that day K had completely warped my perception of what was normal. I did about 2.5-3g a day and the cramps/bladder symptoms were unbearable. I’m over 3 years clean now from daily use (with a short relapse early this year unfortunately) but I have to express my life has changed immeasurably for the better. I definitely subscribe to the NA philosophy “once an addict, always an addict”. I know I could never trust myself to touch a drug in moderation again. I’ve quit drinking too for that very reason. If you’re someone looking for a reason to quit - please take my comment into consideration. When I was an addict I was sick, clinically depressed, suicidal, and barely coping with my job or relationship. Sober me is successful, works hard, has emotional capacity for when things go wrong, and can tackle struggles head on whilst also having Grace and patience with myself. ❤

[@exoqqen]

you're really well spoken, and especially that last paragraph resonated a lot. great work

[@joebringloe223]

Glad you’re doing okay bro Iam currently facing addiction myself and Iam finding the courage to give it up.

[@darlenetroise7079]

I have to disagree. Saying once an addict, always an addict is a cop out for either being a bad person or lacking any semblance of self control

[@katiemorello3489]

i needed to read this. i’ve never done ket but i can’t lie percs have my life.

[@exoqqen]

@@darlenetroise7079 you're missing whats meant by that. It means the struggle of having to resist, of having to exercise that selfcontrol will never go away. it might become less as you grow, but once an addict, always an addict. you simply have to keep on going.

[@Victoria-om9ud]

this is so heartbreaking and makes me feel so unwell... i tried ket a few times and had a really bad experience from it already (luckily) so that I won't get addicted from it. But i do have friends and many People who i know take it in really big amounds. I'm really worried for them :(

[@quentinvds213]

send them this doc

[@Oldndazed]

Omg that line he did right after “why do we do it” 😬 I felt that deep in the force

[@hahaha9076]

As an older man that has used dope and mushrooms to escape the reality of my terrible childhood trauma I can say, "there is no escape". Instead it is through mindful practices, "what it is that you focus on" that allows you to make a truly rewarding life. It's not "what you get from life" but what you give to life that brings the real happiness. I've realised that judgement of others treatment towards you if other's are cruel or harmful towards you or of the negative narrative of life that is truly destructive to you. When you practice judgement or seek justice it's forms a cruel self judgement that debiltates you. More self hatred, therefore more self harm. Drugs actually stop you being able to use "your mind" THE ONLY ONE YOU HAVE from being useful to you. Unfortunately the world is so bad and people so unfair, cruel, vicious, predatory, and harmful. This is all learned behaviour, we feel like we have to protect ourselves from further harm. If you start to make a practice of finding the beauty and wonder in the moment I assure you you can become wonderful, beautiful, kind, and happy. Therefore creating in you, and those around you wonderful reality. John Edit: I'll add, have a look at abandonment theory, everyone ever knew used drugs and alcohol for escape had this commonality. I actually believe we all have the issue to some degree. I have, and the work I've done on it has been rewarding.

[@rainbowlover890]

Thank you for your wisdom John 💪🏻

[@hahaha9076]

@@rainbowlover890 I have been fortunate to be exposed to wise successful people and grasp what I can from them. I am bound by the philosophy that sharing these gems is the most valuable asset we have. Henry Ford is qouted as saying, "both if you believe you can, or believe you can't, you are correct." The mind is powerful. Thank you

[@bluehairedvixen]

Beautifully said

[@kayside2174]

I needed this right now. Thanks brother.

[@hahaha9076]

@@kayside2174 Well this is wonderful to hear. Check out dr Joe Dispenza and follow the algorithm. Reach out if you want more detailed tips that worked for me. You made my day. You are my brother indeed.

[@corbums3927]

My dad was given roughly 100mg of ketamine in total when he was in a motorcycle accident, his recounting of when he felt it enter his system was: “I felt like I was put on a rocket ship and sent into space”

[@kfc2180]

Ive had that on K before, was weird

[@niggawithaclappedaltima8402]

My blunt does jus abt the same

[@soul77077]

I don't think that's K but maybe Morp. And for some, the experience was like everything around them felt like slow motion. Lol

[@nate3274]

@@soul77077 that’s because they only did a little or the purity was not good. Large doses and your mind gets blown out of body experience.

[@nate3274]

Same. I was in a wild night club and part of my mind thought I was on an alien rocket ship. I went the restroom, and the flush of the urinals made me think people were flying/flushing out into space. Absolutely nuts.

[@gallo162]

watching blue planet whilst wearing a stethoscope so it feels like youre underwater is a brilliant idea!! that really amuses me!

[@shannonkoslova4299]

It's so trippy to watch this. In my life, ketamine was big for me and huge in my city in the US around 2009. Now, not so much. And it was not cheap.. not on the east coast anyway. 😮

[@NeilOReally]

Just adore these documentaries. So important to keep drug information readily available for everyone, especially in a digestible form. Thanks and keep up the great work!

[@gastrointestinalhemorrhage]

That's right. Mind open. Not to do

[@stinks7065]

Yes! I've never been the type to be interested in trying drugs, but I do find these vice documentaries a lot more interesting and impactful than any anti-drug assemblies we had in school. I also like that there's docs like these about drugs many young people consider 'safe' -- when I was in school what they taught us about was mostly weed, super hard drugs like heroin and meth, but not a lot about party drugs. I think that's a big reason why especially uni kids tend to think these are safer, not as addictive or whatever.

[@jones616]

I didn't know about ket crystal problems. I've had kidney stones off and on my whole life, enough for me to stay away from ket. Agree these dox are excellent education. BTW, I'll be 72 end if this month, so lucky to have lasted so long without getting too seriously stuck on anything. May God bless and keep us all.

[@memyself6360]

Except when they give out bs info

[@memyself6360]

@@jones616 ive never had a proble. And i do a ton if it and drink beer at same time

[@thecruddybug4437]

The cycle of addiction is one of the most powerfully depressing things. That man (Jack) is so sad, he's completely given up. He knows he's killing himself, but he literally can't do anything about it. Knowing you are beyond saving from a situation you ultimately chose to get yourself into has to be so sad.

[@noedatwayok.]

he CAN, he just is in 2 deep, but he definitely CAN do something about it

[@noedatwayok.]

u just believe u can’t when u give up

[@MomMom4Cubs]

It's only sad when one fights the choke chain. When one accepts, there's a melancholy relief. Not everyone has a choice to stop, or recover, or what have you. I had a choice, and I made good use of it. I believe that to do otherwise is to disrespect the sacrifice of those that had no choice. That thought keeps me sober when nothing else works, since 3/22/16.

[@jonasfischer9510]

Everyone can safe themselves and get over any addiction. It's all up to the power of will.

[@jackvanhales3977]

all good now 👌🏻

[@j36793]

That line was hugeeee

[@earthoff]

Nice doc! Thanks!

[@andyz4321]

I could feel all the sadness in the one dude who was doing those big CK's 🥺 wishing for protection on this kind creative soul. You are still that creative and dope person without abusing your body. Much hope and well wishes to you Jack

[@burtbag3839]

I've done a lot of stuff in my life. Those lines of k made me cringe. Insane start to the day. Jack needs help poor guy stuck in that cycle. Wishing him well from afar.

[@FrenchPrinceofBel-Air]

The creativity part feels like an excuse to me. But it’s only an opinion, no bad intentions!

[@joanodom2104]

@@FixedFace Wow, for someone who uses a religious icon profile picture, you're really coming off like a tool. Every comment you make is harsh and hateful. There's nothing worse than an ex-druggie who exhibits extreme heartlessness and lacks empathy. Seems to be quite common amongst the ones who allege to have achieved sobriety through religion. Funny, that. One would imagine that folks making that claim would exude love and contentment of spirit, you know...like the guy in your picture. I find that introspection periodically is useful.

[@jackanderson6100]

Thank you mate.

[@livora3935]

@@jackanderson6100 how u doin bro

[@BosnianJesus]

As a former K addict and someone who was sent to the Hospital due to Ketamine, this video hits hard and is such a good educational video about the drug itself thank you Vice.

[@gohtwm4184]

Are you really a bosnian jesus

[@winstoningram99]

Ket isn't addictive. It is fun, though

[@LoveYou-gm6pp]

@@winstoningram99ew what makes you wanna do that?

[@winstoningram99]

@@LoveYou-gm6pp It makes you feel giddy and daft in low doses. Good fun. Great with a bit of comedy and booze. Only on the odd occasion, of course.

[@dash2001]

@@winstoningram99wait, i was told not to mix with alcohol ?

[@MarsMellow84]

When I was on ketamine, I thought I was a balloon bumping along my ceiling. I also couldn't stop thinking about death, which kinda messed up my high. K holes are crazy!

[@PS-en7wn]

I hope Amy found someone. I'm here after trying it but lost 2 friends withing a year of us "trying it" I haunts me so much. Bless yo Amy

[@SavoPaddy]

That poor guy (on the CK and with bladder problems). I like how respectful and unpatronizing the interviewer was.

[@koralia100]

100%

[@natashadias4128]

Brava to Matt for being so respectful, poised, and honest. His conversation with Jack was raw and dark, riddled with strong emotions and devastating fact. Im affected by what I just saw, its sorrow, guilt, and extreme fear. These episode keep getting better. Brilliant work.

[@lsalvage3228]

Matt lost all credibility recently 😂

[@trala8911]

Ooh, why?

[@isabellyramosdeoliveira4034]

First time I saw someone on ketamine he looked like he was paralysed from the bottom to the top. He couldn't close his mouth and his hands were all twisted. Lasted about 30 minutes, looked like an overdose but he was fine. It is incredibly sad to see people from 15 to around 50? Using this drug. I genuinely enjoy alcohol but I am trying to cut down.

[@vireogilvus]

Weird hearing the Olive-sided Flycatcher getting loud around 17:59, since that bird has no business in UK. Presumably just from some anatopic soundtrack?

[@MsTygame]

Man I hope he’s ok. You might think it crazy to keep using with seeing blood but that’s addiction. I understand it. I wish I never knew addiction but unfortunately I know it too well.

[@richardmoore9874]

You are right. People with addictive behaviours need to be careful something doesn't get out of control, it doesn't have to be just one thing. It's being able to pull yourself back when you realise something has become a big problem. You live with that for life.

[@ayeeshacosentino1178]

I hope you are doing OK

[@TheAvprobeauty]

hang in there it can get better, sober over 5 years now. the beginning is the hardest. good luck,

[@h.Freeman]

You can beat it. 60 days clean. Kicked cold turkey and it wasn't as bad as I'd made myself believe...it was bad, but not as bad as I treated my loved ones. I wanted to kick cold turkey so I'd remember why I never want to go down that road again.after being hooked on Fetty for 10 years, I never want that monkey on my back ever again...and I mean never. Take one day at a time and it gets easier by the day ....u can do it!

[@xNatheeeGamer]

Straight up bro. I constantly cough up tar yet I continue to smoke bongs on the regular

[@hayleyluvshunter]

As a person in recovery for five years i can tell you being clean and sober is much easier than being an active drug user. People aren't created and meant to use drugs and you dont need drugs to feel right. That's part of these people's addictions the drugs make them think they need them to feel right when in reality nobody needs drugs to feel right.

[@-_-_415]

How do you feel right without drugs

[@sativothegrail461]

I'm a marijuana smoker and after quitting several times over many years, I can say that I need it to have a normal life. I even sold my car so I don't have a car accident. I feel absolutely alright when I don't smoke, I just can't sleep. Some people have psychiatric issues and they just need to get high to function, maybe their neurons did not develop properly, maybe they had terrible problems as babies like rape and their brain is fucked up. But I understand what you're saying, anyone should try to stop drugs and find out. I have been on medication, risperdal, anti depressants, sleeping pills. Weed is much better for my health than these crappy chemicals.

[@user-jh6il8jm9n]

​​@@-_-_415las drogas son malas, porque te vuelven esclavo, impiden el pensamiento crítico , favorecen la alienación al sistema, el secreto de la verdadera felicidad es la conciencia plena de la existencia. Filosofia pura....😊😊😊

[@user-jc6ht6ir4m]

I NEED drugs just to face life

[@user-jh6il8jm9n]

@@user-jc6ht6ir4m anda al psicologo para ver porque necesitas drogas para afrontar la vida, tal vez hay algo de tu vida que necesites cambiar y las drogas impiden que hagas el proseso mental necesesario para poder cambiarlo, tal vez en tu vida, las drogas, solo son la distraccion para no aceptar una realidad que te incomoda.

[@RaginYak]

hahah the way chef explains his stew.... brah I'm sold right there 😅😅😅

[@faithvan6831]

I had to get this in my IV as my sedative for my wisdom tooth removal and they didn’t warn me that it was K before (i knew what ketamine did already so i would’ve been prepared) and i just started hallucinating so hard i was like wtf is happening to me and the doctors looked like aliens when i came to and opened my eyes and it was insane 😭

[@chelseylavigne7154]

jack is so deeply hurt. i really hope he's ok, and i hope he can battle this addiction.

[@ThurstonWatt]

Jack uses Ketamine to help with his painting. I'm not sure why you'd feel sympathy, on that basis

[@chrisheywood269]

@@ThurstonWatt 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 it helps his creativity

[@gustavotomasorsi3663]

​@@ThurstonWattyeah totally not an addict

[@minorcek]

Im in remission for my addiction to opiates and ive seen a lot of similarities between opiate addicts and k addicts. The best advice I can give people is to just stay away from all of it. You dont ever want to get to a point where you no longer know how to live sober and itll eventually get like that. then youre trapped and it takes a hell of a lot of willpower and some plain old luck to get out, before some real damage is done.

[@lisawolff3156]

Wise words - happy to hear you’re on the road of recovery.

[@ci6516]

K isn’t like opiates however and doesn’t have that craving . And K has also been proven to fight depression and other mental problems. K is a great drug but must be used responsibly . Only a few times a month MAX.

[@mikem6883]

Congratulations man I myself was on the other side of the game I played a terrible role it that crap So many people that I knew are just not here anymore Something after 5 years out of the streets I still see them in my dreams 😔

[@Kthb80]

You’ll always find similarities in addictions. Ketamine helped me get through the withdrawal symptoms of coming off of Suboxone. I did it through a clinic with a doctor that prescribed it, I wasn’t buying large amounts off the street corner.

[@crybaby3710]

@@Kthb80 I'm currently coming off of suboxne and am having a hard time with it. Do they prescribe it at pain management centers or something?

[@qwertychat]

Something that seems to have been glossed over and yet is a key issue: is it the crystals which damage the bladder or can ketamine be prepared so it doesn't cause bladder damage? Either way, I feel like this could be another example of it being the combination of a drug PLUS that drug being illegal which causes considerably more harm

[@gabrielbalderrama2002]

in the same video is mentioned that the mere fact of doing ket damages the bladder. stopping use lets the bladder restore itself

[@Maxwellmeulendyk]

The David Attenborough thing is hilarious. Back in the early 2000s my friends and I would rail a massive line of ketamine to try and fall into a k hole while we watched LIFE narrated by David Attenborough.

[@dethiostar4969]

Damn this is so sad seeing him basically dying slowly but the addiction has him gripped! When in uni I did try some of the substances mentioned in this video but wasn't into the whole sniffing unknown substances where you don't know what it contains and if it can cause severe damage 😓. Prays go out!

[@MrNathan32smith]

Rule 1, always test your stuff 💯💯✌️

[@ZeroFcksGven]

You didn't sniff but smoking or shooting isn't much better either lol

[@winstoningram99]

Ket isn't addictive

[@daMacadamBlob]

@@MrNathan32smithit’s illegal in my country…

[@michaelb823]

@@winstoningram99 Who are you trying to convince brother? You're saying this on multiple comments and its just not true, physical addiction is not the only type of addiction. Do you think the guy doing 2-3g a day of ket isn't addicted?

[@droidsxi3271]

So glad your covering this! Not many know about ketamine bladder. I had a friend who killed himself because of it, and obviously his mental health wasnt perfect.

[@EternamDoov]

you're*

[@billscannell93]

"Drugs Inc." is such a cheesy, exploitative show, I thought it must be lying (or at least wildly exaggerating) the danger to the bladder. Apparently not. That photo of the guy's toilet full of blood made my skin crawl.

[@JacobHG1234]

It take serious abuse to get that bad..

[@Ok.I.Pull.Up.420]

It’s really bad I got ketamine bladder 15 years ago and got horrible addicted to opiates and benzos to deal with the pain. Years later it’s finally getting a little better but still bad.

[@emmav9190]

@@Ok.I.Pull.Up.420 I’m so sorry that’s the situation you’re in. I wish you all the best in life, hang in there ❤️

[@vladimirpoutine7522]

K was my fav back in the late 80's and early 90's. It was quite popular in NY then and easy to acquire.

[@bozobebop5859]

I used to love ketamine, still do but I don’t do it anymore. Started out at raves but ended up cooped up in the house constantly holed with documentaries like “blue planet” in the background. Literally felt like I was floating in the scene of the documentaries, visualizing the most beautiful fairy tale universes

[@woodMicheal]

Macro vs Micro had success in doing a few Macro first . Allowing the mushrooms to blast you into self awareness , showing you the shadows and trauma that have been hiding under the rug . Micro dosing has helped me stay on the pulse of my shadow work , helping me remember my best self .

[@janeb.burrow2418]

Microdosing makes me feel more human . I personally feel like microdosing increases my ADD for the day , but I may have to dial the dose down a little . The benefits outweigh the downsides

[@kathleenmcclenahan5701]

​@@janeb.burrow2418I've talked to people who micro and macrodose to help with a TBIs . I'm told that it's easier to find words when talking , and it helps improve short term memory . I've also heard of it helping with hearing , where people who could no longer hear birds could hear them again .

[@heatherldutrow1204]

​@@kathleenmcclenahan5701What's the difference macro and micro sounds exciting and I'll love to try where can I get them ?

[@rhysreid9302]

​@@heatherldutrow1204I can recommend you to mycologist dr.jeffshroom , he's good .

[@janithglichrist2994]

​@@rhysreid9302I have been getting my shrooms and I have got to try other psychedelic products from him too . Like for over a year now I have been getting from him

[@CheerfulNihilism]

I escaped being sexually assaulted on ketamine by literally dragging myself out of the apartment, crawling to my car, and locking the doors until I sobered up enough to drive home and never tried it again after that. Be very careful about who you get inebriated with, please. Thank you.

[@Kthb80]

Absolutely, I prefer to do it alone anyway.

[@UKWEED]

Solid advise

[@ayeeshacosentino1178]

I'm sorry that happened to you 💙

[@lucia-ux9ui]

Hope you are fine now both physically and mentally 💌💌

[@AK-74K]

I heard a story of a guy at an after-party at club in Buenos Aires where a stranger offered him a big line of K in the toilets there, he had it and then two big muscly games came in and tried to grab him, obviously to rape him. Thankfully K takes a few minutes to take hold after a line, so he still didn't feel the effect, quickly freed himself and got the hell out of there. But you are absolutely right, some bad individuals do use this stuff for awful stuff like this

[@justinporterr8843]

When i got to IM more then 1cc at a time... i was out of that game the tolerance builds so FAST, its great if you save it for a every other weekend or once a month but a heavy drug...... it does do wonders for people with depression

[@angelkisses5933]

That line 😱 his nose is gonna collapse! Its really sad and i hope all the addicts get well im a former addict myself not ket, an I'm just 5 years clean an feel for all addicts, its living hell on Earth x

[@moerow8215]

I grew up in LA around a lot of now deceased drug addicts who were self medicating for any number of reasons and none of them seemed to be happy while partying all of the time. Basically in these drug documentaries, all I see are a bunch of people dying slowly which unfortunately is their personal choice. Now I live in SF where fentanyl is in everything and groups of people are found dead from a bad batch on the daily. 😔

[@double_joseph327]

Done plenty of K in LA. Great times. It’s actually one of the safest recreational drugs you can do.

[@droopy_xc_tx7973]

Dying slowly is living 60+ years

[@dlmalley8639]

Sadly Meth has become an epidemic across the country of US. PLEASE MEDITATE 🙏 DO NOT DO METH and other harmful substances.

[@MASNSEN10]

It's sad story Moe !

[@liamokeeffe3406]

Ketamine is one of the safest recreational drugs.

[@VICE]

Watch more from our series High Society: New Crystal Meth is Stronger Than Ever - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2Smp2BtjLpnh9E

[@marcop.525]

Next one: "The new toilet paper drug... some say paper towels are better"

[@gregmcb5305]

It takes a load of ketamine too pee blood I think. Like allot

[@vaikjsf34a]

If you ask me its cruel to give a horse ketamine like that and just let him fall over... They should have a sling made to go under it's belly to hold it from hitting the ground. Looked like it went down rough.

[@elpojolocobeatz]

@@gregmcb5305 the ketamin crystalizes in your genital apparate, so it depends from person to person,you can piss blood even doin it once a week

[@kreigerbailey3550]

Portland, JAMAICA in the Building !!!!!

[@nicholasmaddalena1451]

9:39 ....that was truly a beautiful description of drugs lol

[@ellen3660]

Just wondering about the intro scene: Did the guy with the keta moustache give his consent to be in the documentary? 😅 and if yes, was he sober at the time?

[@fluorescentbulldogs1772]

I had a massive drug addiction when I was in University and spiralled to the point of a near-death experience via suicide twice. In my perspective it's a horrible experience, and I lost my flat mate to a ket overdose mixed with alcohol. She was in her closet in the room and a pathologist told us she had supposedly strangled herself trying to reach for more breath. I've been on the sober road since then and graduated couple years back, and I've lost 2 other friends to drug overdoses since. This is a very educational video that could potentially bring those back who've lost control with addiction. Thanks Vice!

[@earlgarcia6106]

You did suicide twice?? Impressive

[@ZeroFcksGven]

Strangled herself reaching for breath? Can you elaborate

[@Ghostyfrost9688]

crazy how much the friends you choose matter

[@GothJedi]

@@ShadowyFigure83How’s that? Drugs make people do all kinds of stupid crap.

[@fbgm1453]

So proud of you 🫶🫶

[@hippikilla1753]

Thank you so much for this video. Ive begun experimenting with k a bit and it is quite honestly one of my favorite drugs by far, but with the knowledge ive gained from this video i think im too scared to pick it up as a habit. Thank god for the internet and it's ability to spread drug safety

[@xLeBang]

Look up videos of people describing Bristol bladder and it will demotivate you real fast!

[@memyself6360]

Just do it at partys not when you wake up these dumb arses are hooking themselves with a non adictive drug becouse they want attention believe it or not

[@karovanhove8378]

It’s still the safest drug around tho. Just don’t let any drug become a habit. I’m a regular user for 15y and I’m still fine. I never experienced any bladder issues. Just use it mindfully.

[@Amal-ku9xq]

Thank you for learning something positive from the video.

[@thetruthh.8836]

@@karovanhove8378 just don't use it. How would it be a big deal? Just don't use it, simple as that. Do you think that you will be less attractive, less equilibrate or less interesting because you don't do drugs. Quite the opposite. Just don't do it. It's useless. I mean, I can understand teenagers , they want to experiment new things etc...but as an adult no. It's so childish and meaningless.

[@tims9425]

Love captain ket sparrow!!! Guy in the beginning

[@krg5163]

i spoke to this guy on the bus from school today , to the people saying he’s a druggie , he ain’t he’s chill asf

[@annatrumbo6891]

Super eye opening. It got home hearing Amy talking about getting sober and finding someone to “have sober babies”. Very touching. I hope everyone on this documentary finds the light they need especially Jack. 💕

[@goodmorning2386]

agreed! I really hope Jack is doing well

[@chrisg334]

Those babies who aren’t staying sober are such a pain.

[@thegospeloftruthnlov5198]

Amy is a courageous person. A lovely lady. Good for her! Not easy but such a wonderful example of personal strength & not giving up.

[@jonathanchow-zk3jy]

i know people who died from life long k abuse. its not pretty. their organs slowly just give out. one day you see him his skin is all yellow, next time you saw him hes been diagnosed with liver failure, then next time you see him its in a casket. Once the health issues catch up, death follows fast.

[@nj1255]

I predict that UK's kidney transplant list will be enormous in the near future.

[@craigyoung6371]

We use Ketamine as paramedics, I used it today to relocate a patients dislocated ankle. Very effective if used correctly, the patient was completely disassociated and unaware of us tractioning her ankle back into place. We just have to keep them in a good head space beforehand so they don’t freak out and hallucinate.

[@alm3169]

@MA General Boston hospital they used it in my 6 month recovery after having my legs amputated. The K really helped w/ pain & emotional trauma I was going thru.

[@allowyou9225]

Ketamine is also used in ECT Treatments to induce a better seizure

[@gematrinatoreightyeight6326]

Fascinating

[@anonymous-wh1it]

Thank you for showing the addictive perspective of K, I’m so tired of hearing about the benefits constantly and never being warned about the dangers. I don’t like speaking about my addiction but if even one person reads this and decides to listen to my advice it will be worth it. I genuinely never believed I could become addicted to k or that it could harm me, I’ve learned the hard way and 5 years later I don’t know how to get out of the hole. Furthermore the support for k addicts in this country is awful, most doctors don’t understand the damage or addiction potential of the drug meaning I’ve been to hospital before with k cramps and they’ve told me it’s ‘anxiety’. overcome this addiction as I have spent the last few years telling myself that this will be the last bump only to relapse the next day. I’m lucky that I’ve avoided bladder issues until now but I know it’s only a matter of time. For me, the main reason I use k is to treat my mental illness, I feel in part let down by the system which has offered me no support with my personality disorder since I turned 18 except giving me some pills to take. I want to stop but I feel like I can’t because it’s all I have as a safety net against my mental illness, but it’s a self fulfilling prophecy as the k makes me more depressed long term. To anyone using recreationally who has started using alone, using every time they drink, spending more than they can afford on k, getting any type of pain from it or has started building up a huge tolerance where they need more than a g to get high- please stop before you get in too deep. If I’m not able to beat this I at least want to know I helped another other individual choose a better path for themselves. This addiction will cost you jobs, relationships even with family, it will lose you friends and the respect of your peers, it will have you rolling on the bathroom floor in agony and sat on the loo for hours unable to piss. You will start to forget things, you won’t remember whole periods of time, faces, people, you will question reality and your own perception of yourself. You will no longer gain pleasure from anything except the obtaining and using of k and even then you will realize one day the horrible truth that even the k doesn’t help you anymore, and by then its already too late. It’s like the most toxic relationship because you want to get out but you’re trapped and if you have even one moment of weakness you’re back with that person. K was there for me during breakups and deaths and divorces and it felt so safe and good and now it’s the root of my problems. I never have money to spend on nice things for myself I have to spend it all on k, I work so hard just to waste it all on drugs and feel horrible about it. I’m sure a lot of people are reading this thinking just quit then, and I hope that I find that strength, I am truly trying, but it is so tiring living in a brain that is constantly trying to hurt you. Sometimes I just don’t wanna carry on. To anyone suffering with this right now I don’t have the answer but you aren’t alone and if you’re just now starting to build a habit please please put the k down before you end up deep in the k hole. Peace and love x

[@lizih2765]

I'm still struggling with a 10 year k addiction. Thankyou for posting, hope we can both recover ❤

[@ayse14]

I’m sure your comment will help those who need it. I wish that you find a way out of the suffering 🙏🏻

[@flupifinch8156]

Much love and I hope you will be able to overcome this. I don't usually comment on videos but you saying that it's tiring to live in a brain that is constantly trying to harm you got me wanting to stress one very important fact that might help you: we are not our brains, we are a mash up between body-brain-soul. If you find a way to control your brain, not the other way, you might be able to sort both your addiction and disorder. Work with your body and soul and the strength will come. I believe in you and I love you.

[@anonymous-wh1it]

@@flupifinch8156 Thank you, that is very wise advice and I appreciate your belief in me. I think as a Psychologist I should learn to look outside of what is going on in my brain so your choice of words is very apt. And also very true, I do believe that we all have a soul and I also believe I mine has a lot of determination so I hope one day I can come back to this comment thread with positive news...if not, catch you on the flip side :-)

[@flupifinch8156]

@@anonymous-wh1it please don't forget to come with the positive news. it will make me very happy to hear that you made it. love you!

[@artstractiv2890]

Thanks for your prevention work 🙏 god is within us

[@JamesBond-ut5iv]

It's such a strange drug in high doses. Though in low doses it's very similiar to alcohol's intoxication so it's familiar. Though it's also interesting because it has the potential to be a life changing tool to help heal depression.

[@xxmehxx4112]

It’s refreshing to see the documentary not stigmatize the drug users. Even if it warns of the risks of ketamine, it does not degrade or insult the people involved… I’ve never been a drug user let alone addict, but I hope I can be as respectful and understanding as possible to those people.

[@shamancat8469]

Thank you, Vice. I need video's like this to remind me why I'm sober. It's not worth trying just because you're curious so don't be fooled thinking it's harmless fun folks.

[@memyself6360]

It is as long as you use it right only at partys not for wake ups like coffee in morning comin sence pleasse

[@Nevernot420]

only do weed and shrooms you'll be ok

[@TheRedCurbs.]

@@Nevernot420 weed shroom acid lsa San pedro

[@lapom5669]

@@Nevernot420 yea weed and Natural Psichedelics are the way

[@trailblazer77]

@@TheRedCurbs. facts

[@Angemenah]

Jack has a beautiful voice!!!

[@billyvanilly4059]

What is Tom Holland doing here?😭 0:46

[@pamavery9352]

I’m a urology RN, this is a real thing with urinary bladder damage, so very sad for the patients, they are very sorry they have done this to themselves. Unfortunately it is too late! The bladder is surgically removed and nephrostomy tubes are placed in the sides of your body at the level of the kidneys for you-to excrete the urine. Care of the tubes is complicated and the potential for infections is common!! Anyone doing this please please stop, if not you will regret it!!!

[@Pootie_Tang]

but the high is cool!😂

[@WranglerJess97]

Stupid is as stupid does🤣

[@Retrohunter1994]

you can take it recreationally just fine, just dont abuse it..

[@ZombieLincoln666]

uhh I think I’ll stick with moderation

[@DR-sv8ke]

​@iammusic9 nobody was telling you what you can and can't do. Reading comprehension is important.

[@gmc4932]

I went to school with the guy at the beginning, he had amazing potential in life, WHAT A MUSICIAN may I add. Now to see him like this is painful, I just shows the effect of Ketamine and drugs as a whole. Myself and many others were the same for many years, abusing ketamine as it’s so accessible, cheap and easy to do. Dealers jump with joy when someone new gets hooked on their gear, as they know the user will come back everyday, buying more amounts every week. Archie was the nicest guy in the world and probably still is, the party scene, drug scene, mixed with this idea of “Freedom” has tainted his life and many others, thinking they can do it forever! Two people in the last 6 years have died from drug related incidents, just from my school, countless more have perished in the surrounding areas too. People need to be educated on drug use and addiction, until then the situation will stay rife.

[@user-ub3fr1um4f]

That's sad we had an Archie didn't make music though. Really fucked his mind up long term

[@RobertSmith-xl2lc]

Where do these users get their cash from? Burglary?

[@griselgriselda2901]

He’s so fine by the way. Can you drop his social @‘s because he’s….just 😍

[@nterone7137]

What's his name

[@lachlanmclennan2188]

So having a wild night out means you fucked up in life? I get that some people are hopelessly addicted like the guy pissing blood. But for all you know he's on the 9-5 grind and this is his way to unwind.

[@SKRATCH1988]

perspective viewed outer. --- that was actually quite an enlightened little quip about the experience imo. and from the do a massive line and a rolly polly guy no less. not surprised the one talking about doing massive lines casually actually knows whats up.

[@brandonstcroix9375]

Nine inch nails music while on ketamine is amazing