Psychoactive Drugs and Quality of Life
The Scientific World JOURNAL January 1, 2003 Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick 65 citations
Over half the Danish population had used illegal psychotropic drugs, with cannabis being the most common and not significantly linked to quality of life. Cocaine, amphetamine, and psilocybin were used by 1.2% to 3.3% of the population, with a small but clear variation in quality of life. LSD users, 1.2% of the population, had a quality of life score 10% lower than non-users. The lowest quality of life was among users of heroin, morphine, methadone, and a mixture of alcohol and tranquilizers, scoring 10–20% below the highest quality of life group.