I'd far prefer people overusing psychedelics than the current trend of overusing alcohol, painkillers, sleeping pills, etc.
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.
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.
I think what would it actually happen is more and more unprepared members of the general public would have really bad trips.
It worked for me. I had a period in my life of sliding slowly to alcoholism.
https://www.psypost.org/2016/08/study-bad-trips-from-magic-m...
Can't say I ever experienced that after a hangover.
I mean we are in a crisis of opiates with fentanyl.
It would be a massive net good.