Erin Martin, 22, shares her struggles with addiction with her online followers. She revealed she got hooked on the tranquiliser at 18 when she took it at a rave
A woman who got hooked on ketamine has revealed she was left “peeing out chunks of flesh the size of a 50p coin”.
Erin Martin, 22, first took the powerful tranquiliser when she was offered it at a rave aged 18 and got hooked as she said it calmed her anxiety. She began taking ketamine at parties every weekend before she became dependent and took it every day.
At the height of her addiction, Erin was taking seven grams of ketamine per day every half an hour, costing her £70 a day, and age 20 she spent £10,000 in six months on the drug.
She said she would choose ketamine over buying food, and despite trying to kick the habit countless times, would relapse after just three days.
The addiction got so bad she would have to go the toilet every 30 minutes and would even sometimes urinate “flesh”.
She even ended up hospitalised with a gallbladder infection, which she said was so painful, she wanted to die.
Finally, after four years of being tormented by her addiction, Erin had an awakening in October 2025 and is now 50 days sober – thanks to attending regular meetings.
Erin, from Kent, said: “The first time I took it was at a rave, and it just made me feel safe and away with the fairies.
“I’m a very anxious person, and I felt like, for the first time in my life, I had medicine for my brain that worked.
“At first, I was only doing it at weekends, but then I started taking it every day, to cope with my anxiety.
“I couldn’t even go into town to do errands without it. I was choosing the drug over food; it was costing me £70 a day.”
The powerful drug damaged her bladder and made every trip to the bathroom a nightmare. She said: “I was in agony every time I went for a wee, and started peeing out chunks of flesh the size of a 50p coin.
“I ended up in hospital and doctors told me if I carried on, I’d die, and I just accepted that. I couldn’t see what it was doing to my life, and how it was affecting my friends and family.
“I’ve now come to a point where I’ve realised it doesn’t help anything, and I see it as disgusting.”
She added: “For the first time in my life, I feel like the stronger side is winning.
“It only takes one use get you hooked and leave you powerless to addiction, so it’s best to prevent the first use.”
She shares her story on her TikTok account @erin_y2k.
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