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Millions of Americans Have Tried Microdosing

Millions of Americans Have Tried Microdosing

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Among 1,525 US adults, 5.3% reported ever microdosing psilocybin, an estimated 13.7 million people.

Among 1,525 US adults, 5.3% reported ever microdosing psilocybin, an estimated 13.7 million people.

The number

5.3% for psilocybin

How solid is it?

Early human

Early human

Human – observational/survey

Human – observational/survey

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin, cannabis, LSD, MDMA

psilocybin, cannabis, LSD, MDMA

Sample size

1,525 US adults

1,525 US adults

Published in

ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Microdosing Goes Mainstream

Microdosing Goes Mainstream

Among 1,525 US adults, lifetime microdosing reached 9.4% for cannabis, 5.3% for psilocybin, 4.8% for LSD, and 2.2% for MDMA, equal to an estimated 24.1 million, 13.7 million, 12.4 million, and 5.7 million adults. Psilocybin microdosing was most often reported for recreational reasons at 66%, while microdose use across all substances was more common among people reporting poorer mental health and living in areas with recreational cannabis or decriminalized psychedelics.

Among 1,525 US adults, lifetime microdosing reached 9.4% for cannabis, 5.3% for psilocybin, 4.8% for LSD, and 2.2% for MDMA, equal to an estimated 24.1 million, 13.7 million, 12.4 million, and 5.7 million adults. Psilocybin microdosing was most often reported for recreational reasons at 66%, while microdose use across all substances was more common among people reporting poorer mental health and living in areas with recreational cannabis or decriminalized psychedelics.

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