I’ve been thinking Joey has been taking this pharmaceutical, that would certainly explain why he constantly phases out:
Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD (from German Lysergsäure-diethylamid), and known colloquially as acid or lucy, is a potent psychedelic drug.
If he was dropping tabs, he would be so much much better off.
Owsley’s Sunshine made the world a much brighter place.