来自南加利福尼亚州的年轻成年人中的迷幻微剂量
Alyssa F Harlow1,2, Peter S Hendricks3, Adam M Leventhal1,2
1Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Journal of psychoactive drugs
|February 11, 2024
概括
很少有年轻人微剂量迷幻药物,许多人误解剂量. 这项研究研究了南加州年轻成年人的意识,患病率和与迷幻微剂量相关的因素.
科学领域:
- 心理药理学 心理药理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
背景情况:
- 媒体对迷幻微量剂的描述很常见,但科学证据仍然有限.
- 年轻成年人代表了一个对新型精神活性物质使用模式越来越感兴趣的人群.
研究的目的:
- 评估年轻成年人 (18-22岁) 中迷幻微量剂的意识,患病率和剂量实践.
- 调查社会人口统计学因素,人格特征,心理健康和其他物质使用行为与微剂量体验之间的相关性.
主要方法:
- 在2018-2019年期间,在南加州的2,396名年轻成年人中进行了一项调查.
- 收集的数据包括对微量剂的认识,自我报告的微量剂实践以及潜在的相关因素.
主要成果:
- 12%的参与者听说过微剂量,3%的人报告过微剂量.
- псилоцибин和 lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) 是最常见的微剂量物质. 这是最常见的微剂量物质.
- 微量服用者中有很大一部分 (~18%) 报告使用的剂量高于通常认为的微量剂量.
- 与微剂量相关的因素包括白人种族,男性/男性性别认同,双性恋身份,其他药物使用,ADHD症状,正念和寻找感觉.
结论:
- 在年轻成年人中使用迷幻微量剂需要进一步的科学和公共卫生研究.
- 解决关于微剂量的误解对于防止潜在的不良后果至关重要.
- 进一步的研究应该探索微剂量在这个人群中的潜在治疗应用.
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