Workshops & Talks
Your students are already hearing about ketamine
The question is who they’re hearing it from
KES delivers workshops and talks on ketamine to schools, colleges, prisons, and organisations. Not from a textbook. From someone who lived it.
The truth about ketamine education
Most drug education treats ketamine as a line in a list. Somewhere between cannabis and MDMA, covered in the same breath, with the same vague warnings. It doesn’t work. The kids who are already curious switch off, and the staff who need to spot the signs never learn what they’re looking for.
KES takes a different approach. Fin Worthington delivers every session himself, drawing on nine years of lived experience with ketamine addiction. He talks about what it does to your body, why people start, why they can’t stop, and what the damage looks like when it’s too late for prevention. The content changes depending on who’s in the room, but the honesty doesn’t.
Who these sessions are for
Fin works with a range of audiences and adapts the content to fit. A session for Year 9 students doesn’t look like a session for prison staff, and it shouldn’t. What stays the same is the directness. The reality of what ketamine does, told by someone who knows, without scare tactics or watered-down scripts.
What a session looks like
There’s no standard session because there’s no standard audience. Fin builds every session around who’s in the room, what they need to know, and how much time you’ve got. Here’s what that can look like in practice.
A school session. Fin talks to a year group about what ketamine does, why people start, and what the damage looks like. Age-appropriate, direct, and delivered in a way that holds a room of teenagers’ attention. Which, if you’ve ever tried, you’ll know is harder than it sounds.
A staff training session. Focused on recognition and response. What the physical symptoms look like, how to spot early use, and how to have a conversation with someone who’s struggling without pushing them further away.
A structured programme. For organisations that want something longer-term, Fin has built a multi-session programme that goes deeper than a single talk can. It covers prevention, early intervention, and how to build ketamine awareness into your existing safeguarding approach.
The best way to work out what you need is to talk it through. Fin will ask about your audience, your concerns, and what you’re hoping to get out of the session, then put something together that fits.
Where your money goes
KES is a CIC (community interest company). That means every penny it makes goes back into its work. We ask for a donation for workshops and talks because they’re how KES funds everything else it does.
Your donation directly funds the free support KES provides to individuals and families struggling with ketamine addiction. One-to-one sessions, group support, and a community for people who have nowhere else to turn. It’s free to them and there are no waiting lists. That only works because organisations like yours contribute to the education side.
When you book a KES session, you’re not just educating your students or staff. You’re making it possible for someone in your community to get help they can’t get anywhere else.
Where KES has delivered
KES has worked with schools, colleges, and organisations across Lancashire
Worried about the optics?
Some schools hesitate to bring in drug education because they’re concerned about what it signals. If we’re talking about ketamine, does that mean we have a ketamine problem?
Ketamine use is rising across every age group. Bringing in KES doesn’t create a problem. It means your staff and students are prepared before one arrives. The schools that act early aren’t the ones with a crisis. They’re the ones that never have to have one.
Book a session
Get in touch and we’ll work out what your audience needs. Fin will tailor the session to your group, your concerns, and the time you’ve got available.
