Keeping the promise: a critique of the current state of microdosing research
Frontiers in Psychiatry February 5, 2024 Rotem Petranker, Thomas Anderson, Youval Aberman et al. 14 citations
Microdosing, the practice of taking small, sub-hallucinogenic doses of psychedelics, has become popular, with users reporting benefits like improved mood and creativity. A review of 15 papers published before March 2022 critically analyzed the research practices in this field. The review concludes that it is premature to draw any conclusions about the efficacy or safety of microdosing because the quality of the research is not confirmatory. The authors propose potential causes for this state of the literature and offer suggestions for improvement.