# Erowid

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Erowid and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free archive of drug information and first-hand trip reports that people credit with keeping them safer when using psychoactive substances.

## Why people recommend it

- Helped people avoid harm (2 comments): "I know several people alive in spite of their efforts because of that site" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48111852)) "erowid introduced the idea and taught me how to safely consume it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49517838))
- Guidance for safer drug use (3 comments): "erowid introduced the idea and taught me how to safely consume it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49517838)) "consult erowid.org and use a little common sense" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48806973)) "accessible expert sources/publishers like Erowid" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48112371))
- Valuable resource for drug knowledge (2 comments): "accessible expert sources/publishers like Erowid" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48112371)) "Erowid filled that treasure for me in real ways." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48178739))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Erowid", https://hackerapproved.com/p/erowid/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).