I'm friends with an ER nurse. Her and her coworkers read Erowid to learn about the street perception of drugs, like what is becoming popular, what risks are the public aware of, what dangerous mixtures are people trying, etc. She mentioned the site to me once and was surprised that I had heard of it, since I don't work in medicine.
I am glad to hear this. Erowid probably saves a lot of lives due to their encyclopedic coverage of "research chemicals" alone. If medical professionals can use Erowid as a step-off point for treatment, people could really be helped at the bleeding edge of drug use/abuse.
