The Relationship Between Naturalistic Psychedelic Use and Clinical Care in Canada
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs July 29, 2023 Nicolas G Glynos, D. Kruger, Nicholas Kolbman et al.
Most Canadians who have used psychedelics never discuss that use with their health care provider, even though a third use them to self-treat a health condition. In a survey of 2,384 adults, 81.2% had never talked about psychedelics with their primary clinician, only 4.4% used them with a therapist, and 3.6% in a clinical setting. Although 44.8% knew about substance testing services, only 42.4% of those had ever used them. People were more likely to discuss psychedelic use with their provider if they had a therapeutic motivation, were more inclined to seek therapist guidance, or identified as non-binary.