Emergency Department Visits Involving Hallucinogen Use and Risk of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder.
JAMA psychiatry February 1, 2025 Daniel T Myran, Michael Pugliese, Jennifer Xiao et al. 23 citations
People who had an emergency department visit involving hallucinogen use were more likely to be diagnosed with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder within three years compared with the general population (3.99% vs 0.15%). After accounting for other substance use and mental health conditions, the risk remained elevated: they were about 3.5 times as likely as the general population, 4.7 times as likely as those with an alcohol-related ED visit, and 1.5 times as likely as those with a cannabis-related ED visit. The rate of hallucinogen-related ED visits rose 86% between 2013 and 2021.