3 Ways to Calm a Friend Who Got Too High

It’ll happen. You probably know from experience. People do get too high on cannabis. It might be a first-time user, or someone trying a potent strain they haven’t tried before. Others get too high from smoking too much too soon. The side effects of red-eye and dry mouth will likely be too strong. But it’s the behavior while high that presents the real concern. It’s not likely to kill you unless you opt to drive under the influence. But it can cause problems. It might knock you out, or it can loosen up your inhibitions enough to prompt embarrassing social behaviors. Another real concern are extreme psychoactive experiences. Some strains can trigger paranoia and hallucinations in some users. Most effects will disappear within hours, but the experience can still be frightening enough to seek medical treatment. The potential for getting too high is enough reason to use cannabis with others regardless of how you consume it. In smoking circles, for instance, everyone should know what is being passed around and what each member’s experience has been. Among edible users, you should let others know what you are using and let them coach and monitor your usage. 3 ways to help if a friend gets too high: 1. Paranoia follows us of many cannabis strains. It also happens in some people more than others. And, some misguided users seek paranoiac experiences. For others, paranoia will discourage future use, probably good for those pre-disposed to paranoiac effects like those already suffering from anxiety and depression. Paranoia creates a sense of persecution, heightened anxiety, and fear pushing beyond reason. It triggers perceived threats. Paranoiac users think they are surrounded by conspirators, taking even common remarks or situations as personal threats. Such perceptions can become fixed beyond the common effects of a cannabis […]

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