Generation K: Kids on Ketamine
A urolgy nurse uses a catheter to help treat Ryan - one of a growing number of young people left with devastating and life-long health problems as a result of Ketamine abuse.
At Burnley General Hospital Urology nurse Georgia Tomlinson uses pain relieving gel and a catheter to insert medication into the bladder of one of her young patients.
Twenty-six-year-old Ryan (not his real name) ended up with what is known as "Ketamine bladder" after experimenting with the drug when he was younger. Despite having given it up, he's been left with devastating and potentially life-long health problems as a result of his past addiction. One of a growing number of young people suffering as a result of ketamine abuse, Ryan told us he initially thought the health problems he'd heard about were scaremongering.
He agreed to allow the 成人快手 to make an audio recording of his experience in a bid to warn other young people of the dangers of the drug. Licensed for use in both human and animal medicine under controlled conditions, there is concern among addiction experts that it is becoming increasingly popular as a recreational drug by the young who say they find it cheap and easy to get hold of on social media or from friends.
Doctors warn the drug can leave people like Ryan with permanent, painful and irreversible bladder and organ damage even if they quit. The drug been cited in a number of inquest verdicts and celebrity death reports and advice is being sought by the government about whether it should be reclassified which would mean those caught dealing it could be given longer sentences by the courts.
This clip is originally from File on 4 Investigates, first broadcast on Tuesday February 25th 2025
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