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I'd far prefer people overusing psychedelics than the current trend of overusing alcohol, painkillers, sleeping pills, etc.
by digdugdirk 4y ago
I'd far prefer people overusing psychedelics than the current trend of overusing alcohol, painkillers, sleeping pills, etc.
- kkielhofner 4y agoIt’s still a little fresh but I called 911 on my Lyft driver last night. He had a woman (who I later learned was homeless) in the passenger seat slumped over, struggling to breathe, and very clearly in some kind of opioid overdose. A sargeant from the police department eventually called me back from his cellphone to tell me they caught up with the driver and reversed her. It was traumatic and all things being equal I’m with you - alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines, etc do a lot of damage.
- teaearlgraycold 4y agoWhat the fuck was happening there? Why pick you up with an OD'ing homeless person? Did the driver give them drugs? Just... ???
- kkielhofner 4y agoExactly. I’ve “seen some things” but this was a new one. He arrived to pick me up. She was in the front passenger seat and maybe a little out of it but that’s not exactly unusual… A few minutes later, she was completely slumped over and taking gasping breaths. When I asked the driver if she was ok he said “She’s homeless and needs to get in to recovery but I’m taking care of her”. I can only assume (given the fairly rapid onset) he/she/them consumed drugs shortly before picking me up. Needless to say, he wasn’t. After calling 911 I messaged the Lyft support team and provided pictures, etc of what (unfortunately) looks like a dead person. They followed the script and may or may not have done anything. Meanwhile, the authorities took it very seriously (as I described) and likely saved her life.
- sterlind 4y agoBenzos are actually quite safe if you don't take them with anything else, and they're not very addictive. I've been taking them off and on for 15 years for panic disorder and never became dependent.
- machinawhite 4y agoBenzos not being addictive is the most false thing I've ever read. You can get addicted in 3 days and then die from withdrawals but ok.
- sirsinsalot 4y agoCan confirm they're moreish
- sterlind 4y agoI've taken them daily for a week, stopped taking them and didn't die from withdrawals.
- liamwire 4y agoYour anecdote doesn’t equate to the truth, and the truth is, benzodiazepines are astoundingly addictive when abused, and dependency-forming even when following moderate treatment plans.
- LAC-Tech 4y agoyou think people would substitute alcohol, opiates etc for psychedelics, and this would result in a net good? I think what would it actually happen is more and more unprepared members of the general public would have really bad trips.
- Ingaz 4y agoIt's very possible. It worked for me. I had a period in my life of sliding slowly to alcoholism.
- naasking 4y agoBad trips aren't as bad as they're portrayed. Many people improvements in well being even after bad trips: https://www.psypost.org/2016/08/study-bad-trips-from-magic-mushrooms-often-result-in-an-improved-sense-of-personal-well-being-44684 https://www.psypost.org/2016/08/study-bad-trips-from-magic-m... Can't say I ever experienced that after a hangover.
- scns 4y agoThere are reports of alcohilics ditching booze after one trip.
- epistemer 4y agoYou must have not thought this through very hard to believe it wouldn't be a net good. I mean we are in a crisis of opiates with fentanyl. It would be a massive net good.