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K-HOLE: The Ketamine Documentary | The Hidden Harms of Ketamine

K-HOLE: The Ketamine Documentary

K-HOLE is a ketamine documentary produced by Inspired Youth in partnership with Believe in People, exploring ketamine addiction, ketamine bladder damage, substance misuse, trauma, recovery, treatment and the impact ketamine is having on individuals, families and communities.

Hosted by Matthew Butler, K-HOLE travels across Northern England, bringing together lived experience, families, clinicians and frontline professionals to explore the realities of ketamine use and the need for earlier recognition, harm reduction and effective support.

🎤 Featuring

Finley Worthington — Ketamine addiction, severe bladder harm and recovery.
Amber Currah — Addiction, motherhood and lasting physical harm.
Mark Gregory — Addiction, relapse and residential rehabilitation.
Adam Kennedy — Lived experience and specialist ketamine support.
Kerry Truman — A mother's experience of her daughter's ketamine addiction.
Louise Haley — Supporting a friend through addiction.
Matthew Simms — Ketamine-related bladder damage and urological harm.
Josephine Moore — Residential rehabilitation and complex needs.
Julie Ashley — Physical harm, healthcare awareness and earlier recognition.
Peter Furlong — Ketamine harm reduction and non-judgemental support.
James Mawhinney — The impact of addiction on families and loved ones.
Natalie Scholes — Specialist ketamine treatment and emerging need.

🎬 Credits

Host: Matthew Butler
Director: Kev Curran
Project Manager: Paul Haley
Drone Cinematography: Kev Jackson
Audio Production: Liam Powers
Believe in People Producer: Robbie Lawson

Created by Inspired Youth in partnership with Believe in People, with support from Hull City Council Public Health Team and funded by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside.

🔗 Watch K-HOLE & find support, resources and information:
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🔎 Topics: Ketamine addiction • Ketamine bladder damage • Ketamine recovery • Ketamine treatment • Substance misuse • Trauma • Harm reduction • Lived experience

MUSIC CREDITS

“Aura Cinematic” | Liam Powers [KOTB]
Licensed directly by Liam Powers to Inspired Youth.

“Ket Mist” | Liam Powers [KOTB]
Licensed directly by Liam Powers to Inspired Youth.

“Last Light” | Theatre Of Delays
Steve Bolch • BMI • IPI: 00370587737 • Bensound #202604258573

“Stellar Sway” | Theatre Of Delays
Steve Bolch • BMI • IPI: 00370587737 • Bensound #202604258573

“The Universe’s Embrace” | Tungsten Stars
Kennoniah Dean Bellile • BMI • IPI: 1198693982 • Bensound #202604258573

“Recursive Dreamscapes” | Theatre Of Delays
Steve Bolch • BMI • IPI: 00370587737 • Bensound #202604258573

“I Don’t Know” | Solemn Slade
Zachary James Sprowls • ASCAP • IPI: 675560614 • Bensound #202604258573

“A Kind Heart” | Roger Gabaldà
BMI • IPI: 387766986 • Bensound #202604258573

“Tales” | Ester
Bensound #202604258573

“Impressionism” | Roman Senyk
BMI • IPI: 1166427646 • Bensound #202604258573

“Polaris” | Roman Senyk
BMI • IPI: 1166427646 • Bensound #202604258573

“Part Of Me” | Andy Bird
Bensound #202604258573

“Lost Ballet” | AM Sound
Bensound #20500690

“K HOLE INTRO” | KOTB
Written by Liam Powers • Courtesy of Enemy Lines Records • Licensed to Inspired Youth.

“BRINK” | KOTB
Written by Liam Powers • Courtesy of Enemy Lines Records • Licensed to Inspired Youth.

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🎙️ Facilitator: Matthew Butler
🎛️ Producer: Robbie Lawson
🏢 Network: ReNew

00:00 Why Ketamine Needed Investigating
00:39 Meeting Finley Worthington
04:23 What is Ketamine?
05:12 A Parent Watching Addiction Up Close
06:57 Meeting Amber Currah
10:39 Surgeons On Irreversible Bladder Damage
12:40 Recovery Workers On Supporting Families
14:44 When Services Say It’s Not Addictive
16:54 Meeting Mark Gregory
21:17 Building A Life Without Ketamine
25:06 Education That Could Prevent Lifelong Harm
29:22 Harm Reduction And Specialist Pathways
32:30 The Question That Could Save Lives