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Can you explain how they would hurt themselves or give examples of this happening currently?

bluedino 8y ago
Not directly hurt from the drug (it's probably not possible except for maybe some massive dose) But people could fall from a lethal height or walk into traffic while they are tripping.
- beat 8y ago
  I wonder how many people get killed walking into traffic while staring at their smartphones?
- inversionAspect 8y ago
  This is a shit answer. Hand wavey, clutching at straws and fraught grab-ass excuse making. Emotional disturbances from bad trips are real and serious. You shouldn't trip without a trip sitter. Tripping balls not only means lots more humiliation and blackmail material, but reputation smears, and predatory induced bad trips among people who aren't REALLY being friendly because in truth they're not really friends. So, public nudity freak outs, but also expensive psych ward visits, life altering rude awakenings of extremely negative self worth, and the lengthy bouts of depression that come with such understanding. With depression and reputation costs, we certainly find self harm and worse. Meanwhile, plenty of testimonials of really unpleasant, nightmare bad trips that last up to a day, plus the recovery and recuperation as you take a breather to get a grip. Especially when the dose is old, stale, tainted, spoiled or not the advertised morsel. All of this opens up a can of worms for psychologically fragile people, and you'll see an uptick in persistent hallucination disorders. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinogen_persisting_perception_disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinogen_persisting_percep... These aren't hard drugs. They are heavy drugs. They come with burdens of responsibility. It's not just a hop-on-hop-off rollercoaster ride. It's not an OTC drug. Decriminalization isn't the same as 100% legal. There should still be some solid laws for handling, commerce and responsible use.

Not directly hurt from the drug (it's probably not possible except for maybe some massive dose) But people could fall from a lethal height or walk into traffic while they are tripping.

beat 8y ago
I wonder how many people get killed walking into traffic while staring at their smartphones?
inversionAspect 8y ago
This is a shit answer. Hand wavey, clutching at straws and fraught grab-ass excuse making. Emotional disturbances from bad trips are real and serious. You shouldn't trip without a trip sitter. Tripping balls not only means lots more humiliation and blackmail material, but reputation smears, and predatory induced bad trips among people who aren't REALLY being friendly because in truth they're not really friends. So, public nudity freak outs, but also expensive psych ward visits, life altering rude awakenings of extremely negative self worth, and the lengthy bouts of depression that come with such understanding. With depression and reputation costs, we certainly find self harm and worse. Meanwhile, plenty of testimonials of really unpleasant, nightmare bad trips that last up to a day, plus the recovery and recuperation as you take a breather to get a grip. Especially when the dose is old, stale, tainted, spoiled or not the advertised morsel. All of this opens up a can of worms for psychologically fragile people, and you'll see an uptick in persistent hallucination disorders. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinogen_persisting_perception_disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinogen_persisting_percep... These aren't hard drugs. They are heavy drugs. They come with burdens of responsibility. It's not just a hop-on-hop-off rollercoaster ride. It's not an OTC drug. Decriminalization isn't the same as 100% legal. There should still be some solid laws for handling, commerce and responsible use.