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Mescaline: a survey.

R H Schwartz1

  • 1Department of Pediatrics Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

American Family Physician
|April 1, 1988
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Eighteen percent of adolescents in drug treatment reported mescaline use. However, most reported hallucinogen use was likely LSD, as mescaline and LSD effects are indistinguishable.

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Area of Science:

  • Pharmacology
  • Psychiatry
  • Ethnopharmacology

Background:

  • Mescaline, a hallucinogen from peyote and San Pedro cacti, is found in Mexico and the southwestern US.
  • Adolescent substance use is a significant public health concern.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the prevalence of mescaline use among adolescents in a drug treatment setting.
  • To assess the accuracy of self-reported mescaline use versus actual hallucinogen consumption.

Main Methods:

  • Survey administered to middle-class, predominantly white adolescents in a drug treatment facility.
  • Analysis of self-reported hallucinogen use, specifically mescaline.

Main Results:

  • 18% of surveyed adolescents reported using mescaline.
  • A significant portion of reported mescaline use was likely misidentified LSD.
  • The subjective effects of equipotent doses of mescaline and LSD are nearly identical.

Conclusions:

  • Adolescent self-reporting of mescaline use may be inaccurate, often confusing it with LSD.
  • Understanding the distinction and overlap in effects between mescaline and LSD is crucial for accurate diagnosis and treatment in adolescent substance abuse.

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