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The Fireside Database: Large-scale evidence from 25,419 psychedelic support interactions
Our peer-reviewed study in Science Advances presents the largest dataset of psychedelic support interactions ever assembled: nearly five years of calls and texts to the Fireside Psychedelic Support Line, answered by 220 trained volunteers and released openly for researchers.
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Tripping now? Call the Psychedelic Hotline
Fireside Project founder Joshua White joins Hamilton Morris to talk about the Psychedelic Support Line: who calls, what they’re going through, and what it takes to sit with a stranger in the middle of a hard trip.
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HealingMaps
The Biggest Source of Panic Calls on a Psychedelic Line Is Not a Psychedelic
11.03.26
Nature
How we’re using AI tools to improve psychedelic-drug research
05.21.26
STAT
Can a psychedelic ‘coach’ make ketamine therapy even more effective?
03.01.26
WIRED
Meet the Psychedelic Boom’s First Responders
06.29.23
Rolling Stone
How a psychedelics call-in line is helping people trip better
07.07.21
Forbes
How effective is Fireside’s psychedelic hotline? A new study aims to find out
09.25.21
TechCrunch
Fireside Project manifests a $200K fund to improve access to psychedelic careers
03.02.22
Tricycle Day
Psychonaut POV: Q&A with Joshua White, founder & advocate
2023
Psychedelic Medicine
Reducing the harms of nonclinical psychedelics through a peer-support telephone helpline
06.14.23
Press Archive
The stories, studies, podcasts, and press releases about our work since 2020.
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Articles
- Nov. 7, 2026What 25,000 conversations with a psychedelic helpline show about who seeks helpPsyPost
- Nov. 5, 2026Who You Gonna Call On a Bad Trip? Helpline Study Examines 25,000 Psychedelic Support InteractionsHigh Times
- Nov. 5, 2026The biggest source of panic calls to a psychedelic hotline is not a psychedelicKetamine Insights Weekly (HealingMaps)
- Nov. 3, 2026The Biggest Source of Panic Calls on a Psychedelic Line Is Not a PsychedelicHealingMaps
- Nov. 2, 2026This Is the Drug That Triggers the Most Panic Among Psychedelic Hotline CallersVICE
- Nov. 1, 2026Un estudio de EE UU reúne 25.419 interacciones de apoyo durante y después de experiencias psicodélicasCannabis Magazine
- Nov. 1, 2026Raziskovalci zbrali največjo zbirko podatkov o izkušnjah s psihedelikiDnevnik
- Oct. 30, 2026Cannabis Users Most Likely to Call Psychedelic Hotline Mid-TripGizmodo
- Oct. 30, 2026Scientists Analyzed Thousands of Psychedelic Trips. They Found Something Disturbing404 Media
- Oct. 30, 2026Team publishes largest-ever dataset on real-world psychedelic support interactionsMedical Xpress
- Oct. 30, 2026Behemoth dataset holds insights about psychedelic use and how peer support can help those in distressEurekAlert!
- May 21, 2026How we’re using AI tools to improve psychedelic-drug researchNature
- March 1, 2026Can a psychedelic ‘coach’ make ketamine therapy even more effective?STAT
- Feb. 10, 2026As 10 Million Americans Trip, Who’s There When It Goes Sideways?Reality Sandwich
- Feb. 10, 2026The Psychedelic Practitioner Issue 3: DosingPsychedelic Alpha
- Dec. 19, 20252025 is the year AI took off. How is it changing psychedelia?Ecstatic Integration
- Dec. 17, 2025Psychedelic Bulletin 216 - Interview: Fireside Project Unveils AI Chatbot Aimed at Training PractitionersPsychedelic Alpha
- Dec. 3, 2025This Week in Psychedelics - This Bot Needs TherapyTricycle Day
- Nov. 11, 2025Fireside Project Launches “Trip Check,” A Free Service That Fills A Gap That Has Been Hiding In Plain SightJoe Dolce Substack
- Sept. 12, 2025Fireside Project Introduces TripCheck Service for Scheduled Psychedelic Support CallsGene Online
- Sept. 11, 2025Hotline bling, but for psychedelics: meet TripCheckGreenState
- Sept. 8, 2025Do Difficult Psychedelic Experiences Hurt or Heal You? Inside The World’s Bad Trip DebateStates of Mind
- Oct. 31, 2024The Role of Psychedelic Coaching in Mental-Health SupportPsychedelic Medical News
- Aug. 25, 2023Study Examines Fireside Hotline ServicesLucid News
- Aug. 17, 2023‘First Data’ Published Showing Lack of Support During Psychedelic Integration May Lead to HarmHealing Maps
- July 17, 2023If Your Psychedelic Experience Isn’t Going According to Plan, Call a Psychedelic HelplinePsychedelic Spotlight
- July 11, 2023Psychedelic helpline shows promise in helping to manage safety issues and emotional challengesPsyPost
- July 11, 2023The psychedelic helpline is promising in terms of assisting with safety concerns and emotional difficultiesList23
- June 29, 2023Meet the Psychedelic Boom’s First RespondersWIRED Magazine
- June 28, 2023Psychedelic Support Hotline Shows Promising Harm Reduction OutcomesFilter Magazine
- June 25, 2023Report finds psychedelic helpline may avert harmful outcomesMental Health Weekly
- Dec. 15, 2022Fireside Project’s Diverse Peer Support Line Helps Psychedelic UsersLegal Reader
- Aug. 1, 2022CALL FOR COMPASSION: The Fireside Project believes no psychedelic explorer should have to travel aloneCalifornia Leaf
- July 20, 2022Fireside Project: The Psychedelic Support Line Matching Callers With BIPOC, Trans, And Veteran VolunteersForbes
- March 22, 2022Fireside Project manifests a $200K fund to improve access to careers in psychedelic healthTechCrunch
- March 8, 2022Fireside Project’s New Equity Initiative Expands Psychedelic Support ServicesLucid News
- March 1, 2022The Business Of Talking About Psychedelic TripsGreen Market Report
- Feb. 25, 2022Ethics in Psychedelics: Fireside Project’s Equity InitiativeMicrodose
- Jan. 15, 2022Fireside Project: Peer Support for Psychedelic ExperiencesMad In America
- Sept. 25, 2021How Effective Is Fireside Project’s Psychedelic Hotline? New Study Aims To Find OutForbes
- Sept. 24, 2021Free Psychedelic Help is Just a Call or Text AwayPsychedelic Times
- Aug. 31, 2021How to Navigate A Challenging Psychedelic TripPsychedelic Spotlight
- Aug. 30, 2021Fireside Project, el proyecto de integración psicodélica por teléfono da el salto a la aplicación móvilCáñamo
- Aug. 26, 2021Having a ‘bad trip’? There’s an app for thatMashable
- Aug. 13, 2021Fireside Project Expands Psychedelic Support Service with App LaunchLucid News
- Aug. 10, 2021Nonprofits In Psychedelics Space Reach New MilestonesYahoo · Benzinga
- Aug. 4, 2021Fireside Project Releases App for Psychedelic Peer SupportPsilocybin Alpha
- July 12, 2021Fireside In A Timeline of Psychedelic HistoryPsychedelic Times
- July 7, 2021How a Psychedelics Call-In Line is Helping People Trip BetterRolling Stone
- June 4, 2021Peer support line helped 16 “bad trippers” avoid the emergency roomChacruna Institute
- May 12, 2021Need Help with a Bad Psychedelic Trip? Call the Fireside Project for Emotional Peer SupportHello MD
- May 2, 2021Fireside Project Is a Support Line for Your Bad TripFree Think
- April 23, 20210800-Mal-Viaje: Anuncian Primera Línea de Ayuda para Crisis de Psicodélicos de EEUUEl Planteo
- April 20, 2021The Fireside Project: Peer Support Is Available NowTrippingly
- April 14, 2021Fireside Project Is a New Psychedelic Support Line Working to Ensure You Have a Good TripEsquire
- April 14, 2021Country’s First Psychedelics Hotline Offers Counseling For People ‘On A Trip’Forbes
- April 14, 2021Having a bad trip? This hotline can help you find your chillMic
- April 11, 2021Coverage of Fireside Project: Under Mix Tape ReviewPolitico
- April 10, 2021Fireside Project: The 21st Century’s First Psychedelic Peer Support HotlineLucid News
- April 8, 2021Having a bad trip? SF organization to launch world’s first psychedelic peer support lineSFGate
- March 2, 2021PSYC Supports Launch of First Psychedelic Peer Support Program, Fireside Project, Through Sponsorship CommitmentGlobal Trac Solutions
- Feb. 16, 2021MAPS and Fireside Project Collaborate on Psychedelic HotlineReport on Psychedelics
- Nov. 25, 2020This “Psychedelic Peer Support Line” Will Help You Through Your Next TripDoubleBlind
- Nov. 22, 2020San Francisco Lawyer Creates Psychedelic HotlineSan Francisco News
- Nov. 18, 2020The World’s First Psychedelics Hotline Could Help You Work Through A TripInverse
- Nov. 15, 2020Psyched: CA Discusses Decriminalization, Compass Holds Earnings Call, Psychedelics Hotline To LaunchBenzinga
- Nov. 12, 2020California Moves to Legalize PsychedelicsPsychedelic Spotlight
Podcasts
- Sept. 29, 2026Tripping now? Call the Psychedelic HotlineThe Hamilton Morris Podcast
- Dec. 16, 2025Joshua White - Fireside ProjectPsychedelics Today Podcast
- Nov. 6, 2025Psychedelic Peer Support, Ram Dass Explorer’s Club with Joshua White and Jackie DobrinskaBe Here Now Network Guest Podcast
- Oct. 17, 2025Joshua White: TripCheck by Fireside ProjectMycopreneur Podcast
- Feb. 6, 2025#41 Josh White: Support & Coaching for Psychedelic ExperiencesThe Trip Report - Beckley Waves
- June 16, 2024Fireside Project, Ibogaine, Integration, Spiritual Beliefs, and the Nomadic LifeBizdelics
- May 2, 2023Harm Reduction Through Free Peer SupportPsychedelics Today Podcast
- Sept. 26, 2022A Culture of Belonging: Psychedelics, Community, & Sacred ActivismThird Wave Podcast
- Sept. 11, 2022Minimizing Harm and Ensuring Safe Nonclinical Psychedelic UsePsychedelic Spotlight
- July 19, 2022Discussing Harm Reduction in the Wake of Netflix’s Docuseries How to Change Your MindPsychedelic Spotlight
- March 10, 2022Hanifa Nayo Washington on Creating a Psychedelic Phone Support LinePsychoactive Podcast w/ Ethan Nadelmann
- Aug. 20, 2021Joshua White Speaks on Psychedelics & the Psychedelic Peer Support LineChoose Your Struggle Podcast
- Aug. 10, 2021Ep.33 What it Takes to Lead & Launch an Unprecedented Venture In the Psychedelic Space with Joshua WhiteThe Psychedelic Leadership Podcast
- June 16, 2021Adventures of the Psyche feat. Hanifa NayoLucid News
- June 14, 2021James Fadiman, Adam Bramlage & Fireside Project’s Co-Founders on Microdosing Risk Reduction!Clubhouse Event
- June 10, 2021Hanifa Nayo Washington & Adam Rubin (Fireside Project): The Psychedelic Peer Support HotlineMaya Health’s The Psychedelic Therapy Podcast
- April 20, 2021Joshua WhitePsychedelic Grad
- Dec. 2, 2020Fireside Project: The World’s First Psychedelic Hotline with Joshua White and Hanifa Nayo WashingtonPlant Medicine Podcast
Press Releases
- Oct. 30, 2026Fireside Project Publishes Largest-Ever Dataset on Real-World Psychedelic Support InteractionsPRWeb
- April 14, 2026Unlikely Collaborators Announces $200,000 Grant to Fireside Project to Expand Access to Psychedelic Emotional and Integration SupportPR Newswire
- March 31, 2026Massachusetts General Hospital Launches Study of Fireside Project’s Psychedelic Coaching in Ketamine TreatmentPRWeb
- Dec. 2, 2025Fireside Project Announces Lucy: The First AI-Powered Simulation Platform for Psychedelic Therapist TrainingPRWeb
- Sept. 10, 2025Fireside Project Launches TripCheck: First-of-Its-Kind Scheduled Check-In Service for Psychedelic JourneysPRWeb
- Feb. 11, 2025Fireside Project Announces Leadership Transition as Founder Joshua White Steps into New RolesPress release
- Oct. 16, 2024Fireside Project Launches Psychedelic Coaching Telehealth Service, Addressing Critical Gap in Mental Health SupportPRWeb
- May 8, 2024Fireside Project Harnesses AI Technology in New Training and Privacy PracticesFireside Project
- July 5, 2022Fireside Project Launches Affinity Program, Matching Callers with BIPOC, Trans, and Veteran VolunteersProwly
- Feb. 8, 2022Fireside Project Announces Equity Initiative To Increase Access & Diversity in Psychedelic Peer SupportProwly
- June 10, 2021Best Practices for Microdosing in Clubhouse Event with Dr. James FadimanProwly
- April 14, 2021Psychedelic Peer Support Line Goes Live!Prowly
- Feb. 7, 2021MAPS and Fireside Project Announce Collaboration to Expand Access to Psychedelic Peer SupportMAPS
- Nov. 12, 2020Fireside Project LaunchPRWeb
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