Pete Davidson was on the hallucinogen ketamine every day for four years before going back into rehab
Actor, comedian and “Saturday Night Live” alum Pete Davidson could always be counted on to crack a joke about being high every now and then; but at recent stand-up comedy show, he basically admitted to being a drug addict and one who regularly took the drug ketamine for about four years before going back in to rehab.
“The King of Staten Island” star shared the news while touring with fellow comedians John Mulaney and Jon Stewart this month. On Sunday while appearing at Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s Ettes Arena, Davidson spoke about his most recent stint in rehab and fessed up that he took the hallucinogen ketamine every day for four years before going back into rehab this past June.
“I am fresh out of rehab, everyone. I got that post-rehab glow.
Seventh time’s the charm!”
Entertainment Weekly quoted Davidson as saying, “It was magical,” noting that the drug led him to have some pretty trippy experiences. “One time I got the Wiggles to mesh with Schindler’s List.”
The DEA describes ketamine below.
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects. It distorts perceptions of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in control. It is an injectable, short-acting anesthetic for use in humans and animals. It is referred to as a “dissociative anesthetic” because it makes patients feel detached from their pain and environment.
Ketamine can induce a state of sedation (feeling calm and relaxed), immobility, relief from pain, and amnesia (no memory of events while under the influence of the drug). It is abused for its ability to produce dissociative sensations and hallucinations. Ketamine has also been used to facilitate sexual assault.
Davidson has always been up front regarding his struggles with mental health and was very public about his issues with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as telling us a few years back that he’d also been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD.) And although he said he enjoyed his time on ketamine, he also finally realized that “you can’t do drugs in your 30s.”
“It’s not cute anymore,” he added, noting that by that age, “You’re just a drug addict.” ~ The New York Daily News
Everyone at Ace News Today wishes Pete the very best in his new-found sobriety.
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