Background: Substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly prevalent, affecting over 48.5 million Americans. Available treatments for SUD remain insufficient, and many patients do not respond to existing interventions despite adequate adherence to treatments. While novel therapies for SUD are urgently needed, the use of psychedelic drugs for the treatment of SUDs has shown promise. Objectives: This...
Psychedelics are being explored for their potential therapeutic benefits across a wide range of psychiatric diagnoses and may usher in a new age in psychiatric treatment. There is stigma associated with these currently illegal substances, and use varies by race and age. We hypothesized that minoritized racial and ethnic populations, relative to White respondents, would perceive psychedelic use...