Current sectionArt & CultureShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJunkie IL: The interviewees in this article lead conventional lives. They are students, interns, business owners, freelancers and programmers. Simulation: Masha Zur-GlozmanSince October 7, high-risk substance use has reached one in four Israelis. The drugs of choice for millennials and Gen Z are ketamine and 3-MMC. In a country caught in a self-medicating spiral, getting high has become a way of life06:44 PM • July 17 2026 IDTExtreme times sometimes demand extreme solutions. And these times are undeniably exceptional. From COVID through October 7 and the wars that followed, one doesn't need to be a psychiatrist to recognize a nation in post-trauma. It seems that the more stressed Israelis are, the more they turn to drugs. By 2026, Israel's trauma has developed a drug problem of its own.In the NewsClothes Like Homes: Sasson Kedem's Oversized Vision Finds a New GenerationFrom the Eye of the Storm, a Young Woman Captures Jerusalem's Rising ViolenceHow a Secret Mossad Operation in Dubai Ended Up in Israel's Design WeekFive Stubborn Jewish Newspapers That Have Lived Through It AllA Genius Encumbered by Loss: A Haunted Jewish Poet Is Brought Back to LifeRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderNetanyahu's Biggest Challenger: Who Is Gadi Eisenkot and What Does He Stand For?103 House Democrats Vote to Cut U.S. Aid to Israel in Landmark Symbolic VoteEisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground in Likud Territory. Enough to Beat Netanyahu?Ro Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' HimI Joined Rep. Ro Khanna on His West Bank Visit. Here's What I Saw