A 27-year-old man from Kent shares his harrowing experience with ketamine addiction, highlighting the drug's damaging effects on his life, including bladder issues and social isolation. He urges others to be aware of the potential consequences of ketamine use.
A man who admits being addicted to the so-called party drug Ketamine says it has had a devastating impact on his life, leaving him needing bladder surgery."I was going to the toilet every five or 10 minutes. I had to stop working, I have to plan journeys, my social life's out of the window," the 27-year-old from Kent said."I used to go to festivals and it was a cheap drug to get," he said.Chronic ketamine usage affects the lining of the bladder, and can shrink it.
The maximum penalty for unlawful import, supply and production is up to 14 years in prison, an unlimited fine, or both.Alex Bish/BBC The trust's chief executive, Penny Williams, said: "We have many people under 30, some are in their late teens and sadly ketamine is one of the key drugs they are becoming addicted to.
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