A man who got hooked on ketamine like late Hollywood actor Matthew Perry was left urinating blood and unable to walk because of the devastating side effects of the drug. Peter revealed his friends who had taken the quick-acting anaesthetic had either died or ended up in zimmer frames because of its impact. The 36-year-old, from the North West England, saw ketamine as a comfort blanket as he dabbled with a cocktail of drugs ranging from ecstasy pills, cocaine and MDMA.
He said he was hit hard when he heard of Matthew Perry's death a year ago today - the star died aged 54 from "acute effects" of ketamine and other factors which led him to lose consciousness and drown in his hot tub. Peter said: "The Matthew Perry situation did hit me hard, not only as a big Friends fan but due to the nature of his death. Friends was a big part of my life.
Like many people my age, hearing he had passed due to a ketamine overdose was a sobering reminder of what ketamine can do. "I read a lot about the situation around his death and I ultimately felt sorry for him as I could fully relate to what he was going through." Peter was hooked on ketamine for 14 years and for eight years his usage of the drug was heavy.
He would regularly take 10 grammes of ketamine over the weekend. "It might surprise people but it didn't impact on my work and I was able to keep these two parts of my life completely separate," he said. What I was noticing though were the side effects.
"The frequency I was passing water wa.