Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
January 1, 2020
Mark Haden, Birgitta Woods
31 citations
Three accidental LSD overdoses led to unexpected positive outcomes. One person experienced lasting mood improvements and reduced mania with psychotic features for nearly 20 years. Another took LSD early in the first trimester of pregnancy without harming the pregnancy or causing obvious birth defects. A third person survived intranasal ingestion of 550 times a normal recreational dose, which was not fatal and reduced pain and morphine withdrawal symptoms. The cases suggest that LSD overdoses can have unpredictable, beneficial effects on mental illness symptoms, physical pain, and withdrawal, and may not harm a fetus in early pregnancy.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
July 1, 2020
Ilana Berlowitz, Heinrich Walt, Christian Ghasarian et al.
19 citations
The Amazonian medicine-based therapy attracts a diverse group of patients, including those from outside the region, and may be especially appealing to individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) who have a history of unsuccessful treatment. The cultural diversity of the sample indicates international interest in such therapies among SUD treatment-seeking patients. These findings are relevant to the need for improved SUD therapies and add to the growing research on ayahuasca-based treatments.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
May 1, 2019
Mark A. Prince, Maeve B. O’donnell, Linda R. Stanley et al.
16 citations
American Indian youth who use alcohol or marijuana in the past 30 days are more likely to use peyote, whether for spiritual or recreational purposes, though the link is stronger for recreational use. Youth who report higher religiosity and stronger cultural identity are more likely to use peyote spiritually but not recreationally. Grade, sex, and religious affiliation did not predict either type of peyote use. The findings come from a secondary analysis of survey data from 3,861 American Indian youth and suggest that prevention and treatment models should distinguish spiritual from recreational hallucinogen use in this population.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
August 23, 2024
Bethany A. Gray, Olivia L. Bolts, Deborah J. Fidler et al.
1 citation
People who use psilocybin outside of clinical settings show diverse patterns of consumption. Three distinct user profiles emerged, differing in how often and how much psilocybin they used, and these profiles were linked to specific demographic traits. The findings suggest that psilocybin use is not uniform and that future research should investigate what influences different use outcomes and explore the variability in how people use the substance.