00:00Mormonism and ketamine? Let's talk about it.
00:02If you watched the first season of Secret Lives and Mormon Wives,
00:04you remember the blowout fight between Zach and Jen when Jen deigned to enjoy herself at Chippendales.
00:08The couple separated after season one, but in the first episode of the second season, out now,
00:11Jen and Zach are attempting to salvage their marriage using ketamine therapy.
00:15Many of us know ketamine as a party drug, Special K,
00:17but in 2019, the FDA approved a ketamine nasal spray to treat depression in adults.
00:22It can cost up to $300 for nasal ketamine and over $1,000 for intravenous ketamine.
00:27The ketamine nasal spray is thought to modulate glutamate receptors,
00:30a neurotransmitter that plays a role in memory, sleep, and pain.
00:32Ketamine therapy may also help people with PTSD, OCD, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and eating disorders.
00:38As for the Mormons, Jen explains ketamine is a gray area when it comes to the church,
00:42and it seems like the Mormon wives are really using this to their advantage.
00:45In season one, Demi confesses that she and Whitney also did ketamine therapy together.
00:48According to Demi, after their session, Whitney tearfully confessed that she posted
00:52that cringe-inducing video of her dancing next to her infant with RSV for clout and likes.
00:56And he also claims to have recorded this confession, which feels grossly unethical.
01:00Which ketamine therapy providing medical clinic allowed that?
01:02Ketamine therapy is already stigmatized and mom talk is not helping.
01:05Still, medical professionals are hopeful about its clinical uses.
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