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Erowid.org is an online library of information about psychoactive plants and chemicals along with other related topics. The information on the site is a compilation of the experiences, words, and efforts of thousands of individuals including users, parents, health professionals, doctors, therapists, chemists, researchers, teachers, and lawyers. Erowid acts as a publisher of new information as well as a library for the collection of documents published elsewhere. The information found on the site spans the spectrum from solid peer reviewed research to fanciful creative writing. A modern-style library. ...
A psychoactive drug or psychotropic substance is a chemical that alters brain function, resulting in temporary changes in perception, mood, consciousness, or behavior. ...
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Therapy (in Greek: θεραπεία) or treatment is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a diagnosis. ...
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A lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. ...
A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ...
Peer review (known as refereeing in some academic fields) is a scholarly process used in the publication of manuscripts and in the awarding of funding for research. ...
Research is often described as an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting and revising facts. ...
Creative writing is a term used to distinguish certain imaginative or different types of writing from generic writing. ...
Erowid can also refer to Fire Erowid and Earth Erowid, the pseudonyms of the two creators of the site. Both continue to work full-time on the website, along with appearances at conventions, producing original research, and other contributions to psychedelic research. A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to his or her legal name. ...
According to the site, the vision the creators of the site have include creating a "world where people treat psychoactives with respect and awareness; where people work together to collect and share knowledge in ways that strengthen their understanding of themselves and provide insight into the complex choices faced by individuals and societies alike."[1] Erowid serves the purpose of spreading information on psychoactive drugs, not to encourage their use, but to create respect for these substances based on the knowledge gathered in the database now available to the substance's users.
The library contains over 40,000 documents related to psychoactives, including images, research summaries and abstracts, media articles, experience reports, information on chemistry, dosage, effects, law, health, traditional and spiritual use, and drug testing. Over 41,000 people visit the site each day (June 2005). Chemistry (derived from the Arabic word kimia, alchemy, where al is Arabic for the) is the science that deals with the properties of organic and inorganic substances and their interactions with other organic and inorganic substances. ...
Law (from the Old Norse lagu) in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, intended to provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide punishments of/for those who do...
The word entheogen is a modern term derived from two Ancient Greek words, ἔνθεος (entheos) and γενÎσθαι (genesthai). ...
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Erowid itself is a small non-commercial organization founded in October 1995; the web site was started soon after. It is supported by donations and grants; the site does not carry banner ads. They are committed to protecting the privacy of contributors and reporting on the topic non-judgmentally. Although their primary focus is on the web site, they also provide research and data for other harm reduction, health, and educational organizations. A web banner or banner ad is a form of advertising on the World Wide Web. ...
A website, Web site or WWW site (often shortened to just site) is a collection of webpages, that is, HTML/XHTML documents accessible via HTTP on the Internet; all publicly accessible websites in existence comprise the World Wide Web. ...
Harm reduction is a philosophy of public health intended to be a progressive alternative to the prohibition of certain lifestyle choices. ...
Due to the controversial subject matter presented in Erowid, the site has drawn some criticism from both the media and medicial officials. Edward Boyer, an emergency-room physician and toxicologist, while admitting that Erowid has a plethora of useful information, still believes the site may be causing more harm than good to potential drug users. "Though Boyer has since come to cautiously admire Earth and Fire, and no longer refers to their site as 'partisan,' he still argues that Erowid minimizes adverse effects and includes too much dodgy - and potentially harmful - data in its quest to present all sides. 'Erowid is so comprehensive, and so much of the information is correct, that unless you're an expert in medical toxicology you may miss the dangerous information that's close to the surface.'"[2] Some would counter this, however, by saying that the availability of information would allow any potential drug user to research terms and issues briefly touched upon in Erowid and therefore be able to use the site as a responsible tool by using it in conjunction with other available resources.
The organization is based in northern California and the servers are located in San Francisco. Northern California, sometimes abbreviated NorCal, refers to the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. ...
This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...
As of 2-27-06 the site seems to be offline. This may be related the the recent secret police raids on other drug information related sites.
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The terms empathogen and entactogen are different terms used to describe one class of hallucinogens that function as serotonin releasers; most of these are phenethylamines. ...
The word entheogen is a modern term derived from two Ancient Greek words, ἔνθεος (entheos) and γενÎσθαι (genesthai). ...
Certain drugs can affect the subjective qualities of perception, thought or emotion, resulting in altered interpretations of sensory input, alternate states of consciousness, or hallucinations. ...
It has been suggested that Responsible Drug Users Oath be merged into this article or section. ...
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