About
Built by someone in the weeds
Not a pharma company. Not a government agency. A researcher, a dad, and a harm reduction advocate who got tired of bad information.
Who
I study Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation at UW–Madison School of Pharmacy and hold a certificate in harm reduction. I built this site because the information that exists about psychoactive substances is either sanitized to the point of uselessness or so buried in academic paywalls that it doesn't reach the people who actually need it. That's a problem with real consequences.
I use these substances. I study them. I think about harm reduction as a moral position, not just a public health framework — the question of who deserves honest information about what they're putting in their body is not a neutral one. The answer should be everyone.
Why this exists
Honor the past, open the future
Psychoactive substances have been part of human culture for thousands of years. Indigenous communities developed deep, sophisticated relationships with these plants — knowledge that was systematically suppressed, criminalized, and appropriated. That history matters and it shapes everything on this site.
At the same time, access to honest substance information and to genuine healing should not be gated by wealth, geography, or institutional affiliation. Oregon's psilocybin model costs hundreds of dollars a session. Most people can't afford that. The information shouldn't cost anything at all.
Everything on this site is free. The guides, the tools, the calculators — all of it. Premium features, if they ever exist, will be for apps and tools, never for content. That's a permanent commitment, not a phase.
Find me
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Get in touch
Questions, corrections, collaboration ideas, or just want to talk harm reduction — reach out via Substack or through the email list. If something on this site is factually wrong, I want to know. That's not a disclaimer, it's a genuine request.
If you're a researcher, educator, or harm reduction organization interested in working together, I'm open to it. The goal is getting accurate information to more people, whatever that looks like.
Contact: Substack