Psychedelic Prevalence
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The use of psychedelics is growing.
US Psychedelic Use
Between 2015–2018, LSD use among US adults grew over 50%.[1]
Australian Psychedelic Use
According to National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2019[2] both lifetime and recent use increased since 2016 and were at the highest proportions since 2001. Key findings from 2019 include:
- Between 2016 and 2019, lifetime use increased from 9.4% to 10.4% and recent use increased from 1.0% to 1.6%.
- People in their 20s and those aged 40 and over drove the increase in lifetime use; recent use also increased among people in their 20s.
- One in 20 (5.0%) people in their 20s had used a hallucinogenic drug in the previous 12 months, which is higher than recent use of meth/amphetamines.
- Most people who used hallucinogens had used LSD/acid/tabs (73%) and magic mushrooms/psilocybin (61%) in the previous 12 months (Table 4.87).
- Frequency of use between 2016 and 2019 increased—at least monthly use (from 3.0% to 10.3%) and every few months increased (from 21% to 34%) while once or twice a year use decreased (76% to 56%).
References
- ↑ Trends in LSD use among US adults: 2015–2018, R. Andrew Yockey, Rebecca A. Vidourek, Keith A. King, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Volume 212, 2020, 108071, ISSN 0376-8716, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108071. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871620302362)
- ↑ https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/77dbea6e-f071-495c-b71e-3a632237269d/aihw-phe-270.pdf.aspx?inline=true