Psychedelics and workplace harm
Frontiers in Psychiatry June 16, 2023 Sean Matthew Viña, Amanda Layne Stephens 18 citations
Classic psychedelic use is associated with lower psychological distress among employed, volunteer, retired, or permanently disabled individuals, but with higher distress among unemployed people, full-time students, and homemakers. Data from 484,732 participants in the 2008–2019 National Survey of Drug Use and Health indicate that psychedelic users work longer hours per week before stress increases. Lifetime classic psychedelic use and employment are independently linked to better health, and psychedelics are unlikely to negatively affect employment outcomes.