"But Rachel also has another hobby, one that makes her a bit different from the other moms in her Texas suburb—not that she talks about it with them. Once a month or so, after she and her husband put the kids to bed, Rachel texts her in-laws—who live just down the street—to make sure they’re home and available in the event of an emergency.

“And then, Rachel takes a generous dose of magic mushrooms, or sometimes MDMA, and—there’s really no other way to say this— spends the next several hours tripping balls.”

  • @HomerianSymphony
    -1•2 hours ago

    But one or two drinks is still intoxication. It might be very mild intoxication, but it is intoxication. You might not believe it, but actually, similarly responsible low dosage recreational use exists with other substances as well. […] they’re less harmful and less impairing than alcohol,

    You said in another comment:

    A basic recreational dose of MDMA or LSD would enhance my evening and I wouldn’t be fit to drive a car

    You’re the one who said you wouldn’t be fit to drive a car.

    And I’m not trying to defend alcohol use, but after one or two drinks (depending on your body size), you can still legally drive a car.

    (And this isn’t some bizarre hypothetical. There are plenty of people who have a glass of wine with dinner, and that’s it. They’re not drinking for any of the intoxicating effects of alcohol.)

    In any case, I still don’t see how “it’s less harmful than alcohol” means we should be applauding its use, unless you think that its use would result in less alcohol use.

    And I know that an Ambien impairs a person more than a light recreational dose of LSD or ecstasy or shrooms.

    And I doubt anyone would be cheering about increased Ambien use among Texas housewives.