Once known as a club drug, ketamine is helping the ‘walking wounded.’

Pete Wolynec is 37 and lives in Bethesda, Maryland. He first started feeling depressed in middle school and later began experimenting with alcohol and drugs in order to feel better. He’s now sober, but in addition to using recreational substances, he has also used prescribed medications for decades.

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Once known as a club drug, ketamine is helping the ‘walking wounded.’

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