Rural-urban divide in risk perception of LSD: Implications for psychedelic-assisted therapy.
The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association January 1, 2025 Melissa Bradley, Daniel Grossman, Otto Simonsson et al. 1 citation
Rural residents in the United States are 1.2 to 1.4 times more likely than urban residents to perceive using LSD once or twice as of great risk, based on national survey data from 2015 to 2021. The perception of monthly cannabis use as having great risk was slightly higher among rural residents only until 2019, with no significant differences in 2020 and 2021. These rural-urban differences in risk perception could influence policymaking on psychedelic therapies and highlight the need for equitable policies.