Mental health conditions and receipt of mental health care by illicit lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) use status among young adults in the United States
Addiction June 1, 2022 Beth Han, Carlos Blanco, Emily B. Einstein et al. 16 citations
Young adults who used illicit LSD in the past year have a higher risk of suicidal ideation, serious psychological distress, major depressive episode, and any or serious mental illness compared with those who never used illicit LSD. They also miss more days of work or normal activities due to mental health conditions. Despite this greater need, past-year LSD users are less likely to receive prescription medications for mental health care or any mental health care. Lifetime use without past-year use showed similar but less consistent associations. The findings suggest that young adults with any lifetime illicit LSD use may benefit from mental illness prevention and interventions.