We are legalizing psychedelics without a safety net. 🍄📉 We investigate the "Psychedelic Renaissance," where billions are pouring into drug development while the critical infrastructure for handling "bad trips" is collapsing. We break down why 60% of users face "challenging experiences" with nowhere to turn .

1. The "Fireside" Lifeline: We expose the crisis at the Fireside Project, the only peer-support hotline for psychedelic crises. Despite handling 20,000 calls—including stopping suicides in real-time—it is facing closure due to a lack of funding. We discuss the "Economic Disconnect" where investors fund the drug but ignore the care .

2. The "PLES" Phenomenon: You don't need drugs to trip. We explore Psychedelic-Like Experiences (PLES) induced by meditation, breathwork, or sensory deprivation. We analyze why the safety net needs to expand beyond drug users to include anyone navigating altered states, as these experiences can be just as destabilizing .

3. The "Integration" Void: It’s not just the trip; it’s the return. We analyze the research from Johns Hopkins suggesting that profound healing comes from confronting difficult experiences, not avoiding them. We ask: if the "bad trip" is actually the therapy, isn't cutting funding for support services a form of medical negligence? .The full list of sources used to create this episode can be found on our Patreon under ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/Morgrain