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Tripsitting the Mega Rich

A cottage industry of professional drug babysitters are getting paid to watch the world’s wealthiest people lose their minds. VICE asked for their secrets.

By Amber Rawlings

May 19, 2026, 4:28am

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5-MEO-DMT, Drugs, tripsitting

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