Meaning of trip sitter | Babel Free

Definitions

A person who watches over a person who is using drugs.

Examples

“As a psychedelic researcher, she was a “trip sitter” the straight person charting drug trips and documenting the findings.”

“In some cases, a trip sitter may be a medical professional, such as nurses used in psychedelic research or a therapist who performs psychedelic psychotherapy. […] However, the most common trip sitter is a friend or family member whom the drug user trusts.”

“Trip sitters are especially handy for your first few psychedelic experiences, or if you’re planning on taking a moderate to high dose.”

“Of the 492 women declaring substance use at festivals, late alcohol initiation[…], late illicit drug initiation[…], and late festival initiation[…] favoured testing their drugs. A similar correlation was observed for ensuring the presence of a trip-sitter: very weak association was observed for late alcohol initiation”

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