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Patterns of Hallucinogen Use and Initiation: 2004 and 2005

The NSDUH Report: Patterns of Hallucinogen Use and Initiation: 2004 and 2005

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Highlights:

  • Hallucinogens include lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), phencyclidine (PCP), Ecstasy (MDMA), peyote, mescaline, and psilocybin (mushrooms).
  • Combined data from SAMHSA's 2004 and 2005 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health indicate that an annual average of 943,000 persons aged 12 or older were recent initiates of hallucinogens (i.e., they had used hallucinogens for the first time in the 12 months before the survey).
  • Of these recent hallucinogen initiates, 52.3% had used psilocybin mushrooms and 42.9% used Ecstasy in the past year.
  • Recent female hallucinogen initiates were more likely than recent male hallucinogen initiates to have used Ecstasy (49.5% vs. 37.7%). In contrast, recent male hallucinogen initiates were more likely than recent female hallucinogen initiates to have used psilocybin mushrooms (61.1% vs. 41.1%).

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This Short Report, The NSDUH Report: Patterns of Hallucinogen Use and Initiation: 2004 and 2005, is based on SAMHSA's  National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).  The NSDUH is conducted by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.   SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health also provides estimates for drug use by State.

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