Study Finds Significant Rise in Use of Non-LSD Hallucinogens Among Young American Adults

Psychedelic mushrooms sit in a fridge in London, England, on July 18, 2005. Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

The number of young adults using non-LSD hallucinogens across the United States rose dramatically between 2018 to 2021, according to a new study by the University of Michigan and Columbia University.

Researchers in the study measured hallucinogen use among young adults aged between 19 to 30 years over a three-year period, interviewing 11,304 respondents on their use of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), as well as other hallucinogens as part of the Monitoring the Future study.