Trends in hallucinogen‐associated emergency department visits and hospitalizations in California, USA, from 2016 to 2022
Addiction January 11, 2024 Nicolas Garel, Steven Tate, Kristin Nash et al. 23 citations
Hallucinogen-related emergency department visits in California rose 54% from 2016 to 2022 (2260 to 3476 visits), while alcohol-related visits fell 20% and cannabis-related visits rose 15%. Hallucinogen-related hospitalizations increased 55% (2556 to 3965), compared with a 1% increase for both alcohol and cannabis. These trends were statistically different from those for alcohol and cannabis. The absolute numbers remain small, but the relative increase is large.