Opinions on recreational drug use?

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by RedMenace

Compared to alcohol, I'd say LSD sounds pretty darn safe.

What is your professional qualification to assess that? You see, I have a huge problem with such statements, for I have seen in a clinical context people who had so-called horror-trips, or were suffering longterm mental problems after having consumed LSD and/or according drugs. not my main interest at that time, admitted, but I couldn't avoid to come into touch with this theme as well when working in hospital. Not every trip is a bad trip, and not every consumer turns into a zombie. But there is a risk. and it is greater than just drinking half a bottle of whiskey. Some people are haunted by just one bad trip for the rest of their lives. That is no panic-making, but a medical fact.