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Psychedelic microdosing benefits and challenges: an empirical codebook

Thomas Anderson, Rotem Petranker, Adam Christopher, Daniel Rosenbaum, Cory R. Weissman, Lê-Anh Dinh-Williams, Katrina Hui, Emma Hapke

Harm Reduction Journal July 9, 2019 DOI: 10.1186/s12954-019-0308-4 (opens in new tab)

Study at a glance

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Characteristics Mixed-methods study Peer reviewed
Population Active microdosing community
Intervention Microdosing
Topics LSD Psilocybin Microdosing
Keywords Hallucinogen Popularity Pharmacology
Citations 130
Key points The MDBC taxonomy distills high-potential intervention targets from participant reports to inform efficient allocation of research funding.

Abstract

These mixed-methods results help summarize and frame the experiences reported by an active microdosing community as high-potential avenues for future scientific research. The MDBC taxonomy reported here informs future research, leveraging participant reports to distil the highest-potential intervention targets so research funding can be efficiently allocated. Microdosing research complements the full-dose literature as clinical treatments are developed and neuropharmacological mechanisms are sought. This framework aims to inform researchers and clinicians as experimental microdosing research begins in earnest in the years to come.

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