SirLSD: that's what i meant. i'm sure there are heaps of medical people here (i know one or two) but the thing is they know how to use this stuff, and would probably be wary of untrained people having a little knowledge and doing more harm than good.
i'll use an example to illustrate my fear. once i was in the chat room and this kid from NA said "i got this "seriton" shit from my mothers medicine cupboard, should i take it to roll harder, coz i herd its all about the seriton" i quickly said wait up, and asked him some questions and it turns out he'd found a MAOI, which had the word "serotonin" written somewhere on the side.
now that kid could've ended up dead from the small bit of info that was out of context. i'm just asking that
if this discussion goes further (and i'm not about to stop you) that anything mentioned is fully explained and contextualised.
takes benzos as an example. they were also my first choice as something that might help a bad trip BUT i'd hope it was made very clear that these are depressants, and should in no way be combined with GHB/1,4.
it's also worrying when you are giving meds to someone you dont know, you can't tell what they might have allegies/advers reactions to (and they probably are in no state to tell you). with first aid in the workplace i know i'm not supposed to even give someone a panadol because of this. usually i'll take the chance with a minor analgesic, and in some situations i'll stretch it out to a benzo, but giving betablockers to a stranger i find pretty worrying. anti-psychotics, such as thorazine, are very hardcore substances, and there is no way in hell i'd be happy with an untrained person using them.
this thread will be useful, and i'm happy for it to go on, but like i said context must be given, and wider implications thought about. i dont want it to just end up being a shopping list.