Examining US National Trends in Adult Mental Illness and Psychedelic Drug Use
Abstract
Psychedelic substances have gained prominent attention in recent years for their potential therapeutic effects in treating various mental illnesses. Simultaneously, recent population studies of psychedelic use have shown increasing prevalence of use and notable demographic changes among users, as well as associations between different kinds of psychedelic use and aspects of mental health. However, despite this ongoing cultural shift, little is known about whether the mental health characteristics of the population of psychedelic users may be changing over time. This study explores trends in past year use of LSD, MDMA, and DMT/AMT/Foxy among individuals with varying degrees of past year mental illness severity, using data from the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Results from this study may provide insights into the potentially changing relationship between psychedelic use and mental illness at the population level and may be used to inform drug policy and public health education efforts.
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