#benzodiazepine

[that-guy-sleepy-miles]

Hi! This is your drug TW!

Okay, so, I've deduced what Rayman is snorting in this scene:

It's benzos. he's snorting straight xanax.

How do I know it's benzodiazepines? Here we go:

The blue color

Originally, I choked the blue color up to being a stylistic choice. I didn't think the blue color mattered, and that he was in fact snorting cocaine. However, the blue color does matter—cocaine is white, and benzodiazepines (in the hard pill form you can crush up and snort) are colored, usually blue.

The red eyes

For a while, I was like "Is this a Breaking Bad reference? Is he snorting biker meth?", but I did more research, methamphetamine doesn't make your eyes red. So we look at the (common) drugs that abuse causes red eyes: Marijuana, Cocaine, Crack, Benzodiazepines, Depressants, and Inhalants. And when we look at which one of those is famously blue, we get benzos!

The symptoms

Some symptoms of benzodiapines are: shaking (like the twitching seen after he snorts it, which can also be choked up to the act of snorting itself), confusion and thinking problems (he's having trouble calming down, has racing thoughts, etc.), aggression (most commonly when used with alcohol), and nystagmus (repetitive, uncontrolled movement of the eyes)

(Check the beginning of Episode 5 at these points for twitching and nystagmus)

Why he's taking them.

Cocaine gets you excited, but benzodiapines are calming. Rayman is stressed and scared, taking cocaine would only make that worse for him. He's taking something meant to calm him and relieve stress.

What about the alcohol?

Rayman has mixed benzodiapines with alcohol, very clearly. This comes with it's own host of issues: impaired judgement, unusual behavior, and increased risk of violence. All of these can potentially be seen during episodes 3 and 5, and 6.

Other evidence:

Benzodiapine abuse can leave to nausea and appetite loss. When Rayman throws up later in the episode, we can see that he's not eaten anything that day, and the only thing in his stomach was the juice Bullfrog gave him:

He likely didn't have an appetite, either because of stress or because of the drugs he was taking.

[cherocarofficial]

2012 Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Roadster

[telekinesis-mind-control-comics]

[agirlwholoveswhite]

today's night:

some wine, little cuts, speed and xanax

[draft-rei]

wonders

love this style so much but have no idea what the name is so i just call it “swark”

[benzodolli3]

[wormfood2001]

nom nom

[agirlwholoveswhite]

bought this yesterday

[telekinesis-mind-control-comics]

[selfmedblves]

Smile for the line!

[benzoangell]

Chilling with breakfast lol

[authenticleviackerman]

To me, depression feels like you're suffocating in a burning house. It makes you feel like you're slowly getting dizzy and going numb, to the point you can't do anything. Yet you're struggling so much to breathe and exist.

I'm with friends on a birthday party. I love being with people. I'm excited about finally being out of my room. But I'm just too tired to do anything. I can't think. I don't have the energy to talk. It's like I'm chained against a wall, while I helplessly watch the day go by, too weak to participate in it. What I used to hate about it the most before I finally got help is me finally being able to breathe but sadly I am isolated.

Now I took a benzo. Let's hope it helps.