Elizabeth N Dewey

Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

2 papers in the library · 20 citations · publishing 2024-2026

Papers

Perceived Risk of Trying Lysergic Acid Diethylamide in the United States from 2015 to 2019: Are Americans Assessing Lysergic Acid Diethylamide's Risk Profile More Favorably?

Psychedelic medicine (New Rochelle, N.Y.) June 1, 2024 Brian S Barnett, Akhil Anand, Elizabeth N Dewey et al. 20 citations

From 2015 to 2019, the proportion of Americans who perceived 'great' risk in trying LSD fell from 70.5% to 64.8%, a statistically significant linear decline. Lower perceived risk was associated with later survey year, personal LSD use, younger age, higher education, male gender, identifying as a sexual minority, and past-year psychological distress. Higher perceived risk was linked to identifying as Black or Hispanic, past-year suicide attempt, and having children at home. Among respondents under 18, Hispanic identity showed no association, and male gender was linked to higher perceived risk. Most Americans still perceive great risk in trying LSD.

DOI: 10.1089/psymed.2023.0027 Full text LSD Psychedelics hallucinogens Entheogens Harm reduction +5

Who Keeps Using Lysergic Acid Diethylamide? Correlates of Past-Year Use in People Who Initiated Use at least Five Years Ago.

Psychedelic medicine (New Rochelle, N.Y.) June 1, 2026 Brian S Barnett, Akhil Anand, Jeremy Weleff et al.

Among US adults who first used LSD at least 5 years ago, only 4.2% reported using it in the past year. Past-year use dropped sharply with time since first use, from 14.4% among those who started 5 years ago to 0.1% among those who started 46–50 years ago. Factors linked to past-year use included being male, never married, living in poverty, higher education, lifetime stimulant use, recent contact with drug sellers, having sold illegal drugs, perceiving LSD as lower risk and more available, and a past-year suicide attempt. Having children at home, living in a small metro area, and more years since first use were linked to lower odds. Perceived risk and availability showed the strongest associations.

DOI: 10.1177/28314425251367321 Full text LSD Drug use Hallucinogen Psychedelics