Hilik Magnus describes Magnus Safety's global protocol for rescuing travelers in drug-induced mental health crises

Hilik Magnus, founder of Magnus Safety, describes a global search-and-rescue service that locates travelers in severe mental health crises and brings them home, often within four to five days. He says the service began in 1994 after a young Israeli woman became catatonic and disorganized in India after taking drugs including magic mushrooms. Magnus explains that teams may stay with people around the clock, coordinate travel and medical support, negotiate with police, and coach families through rehabilitation and stigma. He characterizes drug-related crises as a kind of mental fracture and emphasizes that rescuers must regulate their own emotions because distressed people respond strongly to the feelings of those around them. He reports that cannabis is involved in about 80% of cases, largely because it is widely used, while ayahuasca-related cases are less common. The account is an interview and presents Magnus's claims and protocol rather than independent clinical evaluation.