TY - JOUR
T1 - "Go ask Alice, when she's 10-feet tall"
T2 - Psychosocial correlates to lifetime LSD use among a national sample of US adults
AU - Yockey, Robert Andrew
AU - King, Keith A.
AU - Vidourek, Rebecca A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 The Author(s).
PY - 2019/6/26
Y1 - 2019/6/26
N2 - Introduction: Once thought a rarely used drug, LSD use is steadily increasing among US adults. A greater understanding of social factors and psychological determinants leading to lifetime LSD use can assist health educators and professionals in treating this growing problem. This study analyzed psychosocial factors related to LSD use among a national sample of adults. Methods: A secondary data analysis of the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health was performed. Results: Results from the final multivariate logistic regression revealed that those who were male, African American or Hispanic, used alcohol, ecstasy, marijuana, inhalants, cocaine, and cigarettes before the age of 21 years, thought about suicide, got a kick out of doing things risky, and tested oneself to do risky things were more likely to use LSD. Conclusions: This suggests that psychodynamic processes, for example, possible activation of emotional conflicts-can take place spontaneously-during ayahuasca intake in this particular setting. Some participants attributed symbolic meaning to the visionary content, which was more likely to take place in psychotherapeutically motivated clients. The specific setting influence as well as corresponding expectations of the participants in native wisdom could have considerable influence on experiences and interpretations, such as communication with entities as well as receiving personal teachings.
AB - Introduction: Once thought a rarely used drug, LSD use is steadily increasing among US adults. A greater understanding of social factors and psychological determinants leading to lifetime LSD use can assist health educators and professionals in treating this growing problem. This study analyzed psychosocial factors related to LSD use among a national sample of adults. Methods: A secondary data analysis of the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health was performed. Results: Results from the final multivariate logistic regression revealed that those who were male, African American or Hispanic, used alcohol, ecstasy, marijuana, inhalants, cocaine, and cigarettes before the age of 21 years, thought about suicide, got a kick out of doing things risky, and tested oneself to do risky things were more likely to use LSD. Conclusions: This suggests that psychodynamic processes, for example, possible activation of emotional conflicts-can take place spontaneously-during ayahuasca intake in this particular setting. Some participants attributed symbolic meaning to the visionary content, which was more likely to take place in psychotherapeutically motivated clients. The specific setting influence as well as corresponding expectations of the participants in native wisdom could have considerable influence on experiences and interpretations, such as communication with entities as well as receiving personal teachings.
KW - LSD
KW - psychosocial factors
KW - substance use
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85071456162&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1556/2054.2019.014
DO - 10.1556/2054.2019.014
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85071456162
SN - 2559-9283
VL - 3
SP - 308
EP - 314
JO - Journal of Psychedelic Studies
JF - Journal of Psychedelic Studies
IS - 3
ER -