Public Address | Cafe | Hard News: Fire and Earth Erowid: Drug Geeks at Work

Russell Brown

Thu, 03 Jul 2014 09:19:26 +1200

Ah. My Matters of Substance story is online now (still minus the sidebar), and includes this passage:

Chris Fowlie, co-owner of the Hemp Store and an expert witness in cannabis cases, says the value of Erowid is not only for drug users.

“It’s a very good site for spotting trends…

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 02 Jul 2014 12:39:38 +1200

assay, assay, assay...
...an absolute treasure.
...buried alive in Chchch, broken jewel of the vast alluvial plain.

Thanks Richard, and thank (insert preferred deity) for disinter-net thing.

; – )

BenWilson

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 11:53:37 +1200

Excellent interview Russell. Such a righteous project.

Would love to hear a follow up now on

We are cautiously very optimistic about the new Psychoactive Substances Law in New Zealand. It might not be the perfect solution, but at least it’s attempting something new. [NB: See note in the introduction…

Steve Barnes

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 10:24:50 +1200

The name "Erowid" was chosen to reflect the organization's stated philosophy of education.
I have always assumed the name was a mere corruption based on the nasal intonation of someone suffering from withdrawals as in....
"Nh bate, ibe just godda bid of a cold, by the way, got any erowid?"

Richard Aston

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 09:52:43 +1200

Its a pretty good resource for legal Pharmaceuticals, psychological impacts,side effects etc . I use it in my work sometimes.
There was another "user driven" site for Psychiatric Drugs but I have lost the link.

Richard Aston

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 09:40:10 +1200

Ian Dalziel

You are a treasure Ian Dalziel, an absolute treasure.

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 08:22:52 +1200

embracing the Lay Chemist...
The name "Erowid" was chosen to reflect the organization's stated philosophy of education. Using Proto-Indo-European linguistic roots, "Erowid" roughly translates into "Earth Wisdom" (er meaning 'earth,' 'exist,' and 'be born' and wid meaning 'knowledge' / 'wisdom' or 'to see')
...and by happy coincidence an anagram of…

Russell Brown

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 23:29:17 +1200

stop with hill billy interview questions…

They were questions I needed to ask for the story I was writing, no more or less.

Russell Brown

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 23:27:53 +1200

I’d venture a guess that those amongst the readers of Erowid that use drugs are much less likely to have a “problem” doing so – having both the expectation as to the psychological effects and an understanding of what is likely to cause physical harm.

By their own admission, some…

Shulgin

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 22:12:21 +1200

...and...i have .... finger printed copies of Pihkal...and Tihkal.....that means ...I read them....fingerprint wise...well done NZP....

Shulgin

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 22:08:03 +1200

mmm...just having risen...to respond...from the dead...after my eeeee adventures....I';m a paid up supporter of Erowid...stop with hill billy interview questions...

Psychedelic Frontier

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 20:42:53 +1200

Fantastic interview with two incredible people! I loved reading their balanced and insightful responses. Good questions, too.

Erowid has been a go-to resource for unbiased drug information for two decades now, and there is still nothing else like it on the Internet. Kudos for that achievement. Consider donating to them:…

Rich of Observationz

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 20:41:55 +1200

I'd venture a guess that those amongst the readers of Erowid that use drugs are much less likely to have a "problem" doing so – having both the expectation as to the psychological effects and an understanding of what is likely to cause physical harm.

Public Address

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 20:41:55 +1200

Discussion from blog post.