It’s commonly accepted that your 20s is the time to get completely off your nut before calming down and respecting yourself. But increasingly, it seems that British people have a different idea.
Over 3.7 million over-45s go raving once a week in the UK, and there has been a 518 per cent increase in over-60s being treated for cocaine abuse since ten years ago.
These older ravers face worrying health risks that younger ravers don’t – the drugs are stronger, and their hearts aren’t. Will physiology prove to be the ultimate party pooper, or have these pioneers unlocked the key to eternal youth?
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The War on Drugs has been won. By drugs. They’re everywhere. Many of them are new, and they’re all more potent. Society is altering chemicals, and chemicals are altering society back, creating new drug scenes – some funny, some bizarre, some terrifying.
Drugs on TV usually mean criminals getting busted or addicts in recovery. But this series is about the cultures and people that have grown around the substances.
High Society will show you how drugs are shaping our world.
00:00 Intro
01:58 “Rave to the Bloody Grave”
06:16 On the Sesh Since 11 Years Old
11:40 An Icon of the Party Scene
16:11 This is Your Sesh Life
20:56 When Does the Rave End?
Watch more from this series:
The Truth About Ecstasy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZMETFXFE24
The Rise and Rise of Psychedelics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lld8KpTW8RA
The Most Expensive Rehab in the World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J3nVC0GoVg
The Viagra Epidemic Among Young Men And Its Dangers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0IdDh7iqBQ
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I think Dave needs a woman to sort him
In the USA, it's not a proper party unless you get shot. 🇺🇸🇺🇦❤🤍💙💛
I've been addicted to heroin and cocaine for 11 years,but after trying out psilocybin treatment I will be 2 years clean.
This is kinda sad tbh
This is how I’m gonna be with weed and video games. I can still see myself getting stoned and grinding games at 60+ 😂
Addicts are just puré selfish. All addiction stems from trauma. I know women in they late 40s still on cocaine every weekend since the age of 20. No consideration for they school children what so ever. Just lost people running from they inner pain and emotions.
Junkies listening to music and dancing about are still junkies. Try something healthy that involves effort and reward.
Gary’s health okay apart from liver in bits never recovers brain damage cancer inside of his body like mush rat poison is probably safer
Dave was definitely the cool cat back in the day… bless him
this is pretty dope
Where does he get the income to go to the pub every day?
Super cute! Do you, you know YOU best! Luv luv to everyone ❤
👍❤️👍crazy vid
I’m 23 and i stopped raving and doing drugs a year ago, i feel great and I’m sure I made the right call but if these people want to keep going like that more power to them ✨🫡
Degens
Great presenter. She handles this just the right way. Good doc
Eternal youth? Yeah right.
If you're 70 year old plus and still getting on it, I'd say why stop!?
Drugs getting stronger 😂😂more lile shitter, you show me a jub that smacks like a love dove or misty turbo, hell even the Charlie may as well be baking soda now compared to the 90s and 80s 😂😂😂
It should be called old junkies of the party
I'm surprised that i wasn't on here
Drugs are getting stronger? Don't know what planet you're on
I’m so glad this hasn’t become a “regular” or “normal” thing. FFS they all think they’ll live as long as Lemmy. Highly unlikely.
Her face at 8:09 when he was eating the coke 😂😂
Big up the OAPs keeping the kitchen sessions alive
Drugs are nasty and dirty. Being around it is like a nonsmoker being around cigarette smoke. They're usually grossed out.
Party won’t go anywhere it’ll always be there
Le papi de 60 ans me fait penser à l'antagoniste dans MadMax quand il pédale au teste 🤣🤣
Welcome to Zombieland.
If you think .. the rave culture in the UK was started by people in their late 40 early 50’s..I was dancing in fields in 88/89,and still go out in moderation today .At one time it was their way of life.I guess people just don’t want to get old.
My kinda place for 😍😍
9:55 haha getting the hump
15:23 we all know what that means vip posh hotel and girls come 😅😅😅 higher up club r….
Balance is key. No matter age.
Begs the question, do you want to die normal, or on your terms when dancing and enjoying yourself around happy people. Not everyone has a 'normal' family at home who eats dinner etc.
We seem to be confusing 'partying' with serious drug addiction, here.. or at least putting them in the same category. Part time raving, doing a bit of speed and a pill and maybe smoking a few spliffs once a month is recreational drug use. Those other two geezers are drug addicts. One seems to be a complete full time pro and the other seems to be a proper binger. I just wanted to draw a distinction between the subject of when 'young people should or shouldn't stop partying' and life threatening drug addiction.
Thanks. Helpful, entertaining – subscribed!