Trip killers/landing gear
The use of potentially harmful ‘trip-killers’ to cut short ‘bad drug trips’ after taking psychedelics, such as LSD or magic mushrooms, is an emerging concern, warn doctors in a research letter, published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Their analysis of relevant threads on the social media platform Reddit, shows that drugs such as benzodiazepines (sedatives) and antipsychotics are the options most frequently recommended, but warnings about their potential side effects are rarely included, they highlight.
The intensity of a psychedelic drug trip can cause distress, agitation, and even psychosis, point out the authors, citing recent research indicating that more than 8% of drug-related attendances at European emergency care departments involve psychedelic drugs.
And this proportion may very well increase as the clinical use of these agents expands, they suggest.
One of the ways to cut short, or lessen the intensity of, a bad trip and avoid potentially requiring hospital treatment, is to take additional mind altering drugs, dubbed ‘trip-killers’.
I Was at festivals all summer and had a great time.
I’m sober nearly 2 years but I still enjoy the vibes☺️
Couldn’t help but notice at many of them especially 2-3 day festivals
The use of downers at the end of the night.
I just use to drink to put me to sleep so never tried.
What are your thoughts?
Has it gotten more common?
Or was it always a thing?