Raving
about drugs
Nathan has been raving for ten years. "There are more and more kids who
are new drug users that take drugs with beer." Nathan regrets the lack of
government control on substances and adds, "Now, with the Internet, we
trade trip recipes like cooking recipes, and we become amateur
chemists."
Aside from its mission to provide medical and educational services,
Doctors without Borders is also well versed in helping people who have
adverse reactions to drugs. "We always warn kids to never stay alone when
they get high," says Doctor-without-Border Sarah. "The overdose is evident
to other people: their eyes become vacant and, generally, the person stops
dancing and isolates himself. It's dangerous, because dancing keeps people
in an active state and distracts them from focusing on the effects of the
drugs. By that point, someone whose totally high will need some support.
We stick with them, telling them that they are in an altered state because
of the drugs and there's no point in fighting it: the product will lose
its effects after a few hours. If the vital signs (breathing, pulse,
temperature) are normal, we suggest that they dance to take their mind off
the mental effects.
"Many factors contribute to bad trips: psychological tendencies,
product overdose, mixed consumption (taking cannabis, alcohol and ecstasy)
as well as outside stimuli, such as the arrival of police or sudden
interruption of music. Police forces are aware of this and their recent
busts have not been as forceful as they used to be."