Shrooms Are Back: Should Dads Take A Magic Trip?

May 25, 2017

Dads need an escape on occasion, mainly to relax their face muscles from the constant look of disgust they wear for this latest generation.

They need to decompress, then return to the family fold fully refreshed, engaged and ready to clean up the incredible amount of dog poop in the yard. “Why does no one else pick up the poop,” dads everywhere grumble under their breath? Consuming reasonable amounts of alcohol on occasion is completely acceptable in our society but whip out some magic mushrooms at the neighborhood barbecue and suddenly the police are taking your kids away. Good riddance! JK, but according to this study from Global Drug Survey, shrooms may be the way to go.

According to the survey, out of almost 10,000 magic mushroom consumers last year, only .02% reported seeking medical treatment.

Magic mushrooms were by far the safest drugs to take in terms of needing to seek emergency medical treatment compared with methamphetamine, alcohol, Ecstasy, cocaine, LSD and cannabis. The biggest risk is the let down of returning to reality after an evening of watching talking cars melt and singing planets collide around you. There is also the danger of eating a poisonous mushroom, but really you have to try every mushroom you see so you don’t miss out in life.

Of course, mixing magic mushrooms with alcohol or other drugs poses considerable risk…for pansies.

We would never condone taking any drug, especially if you’re a Dad on call.

But if you need to unwind and you’re tired of all the emergency room trips, you may consider mushrooms. Our society hasn’t quite caught up with accepting non-alcohol drugs, but when you’re at that barbecue in your tie-dyed shirt and you’re taking a break from hackeysacking, show folks this survey and sprinkle some shrooms on that burger.

Written by Keith Smith