Impact of a Naturalistic Psychedelic Experience on Smoking: A Retrospective Survey.
Journal of psychoactive drugs January 1, 2023 B Romeo, B Fauvel, S Dejean et al. 14 citations
A retrospective online survey of 173 smokers who had a psychedelic experience found that average cigarettes per day and the proportion with high tobacco dependency dropped significantly afterward. Participants who reduced or quit smoking reported more intense mystical experiences during the session and lower psychological flexibility before it. Increased psychological flexibility after the session and personal motives for taking the psychedelic were positive predictors of smoking reduction or cessation. The findings suggest that a naturalistic psychedelic experience can be linked to reduced tobacco use, with the intensity of the mystical experience, personal motives, and gains in psychological flexibility playing key roles.