LSD use among US high school students
JAMA February 9, 1994 DOI: 10.1001/jama.271.6.426a (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional survey Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 522,328 |
| Population | Junior and senior high school students across the United States |
| Topics | LSD |
| Keywords | Hallucinogen Test biology Illicit drug |
| Citations | 12 |
| Key findings | Hallucinogen use increased from 4.9% to 5.3% from 1992 to 1993, and 83% of hallucinogen users reported typically getting high or stoned, while 55% of seniors believed trying LSD a few times is not harmful. |
Abstract
To the Editor. —We have recently presented data 1 from our annual survey of 522 328 junior and senior school students from schools across the United States. This anonymous questionnaire on the prevalence of drug use was administered to all junior and senior students attending home rooms in these schools in 1993, and results were compared with 1992. Hallucinogen use increased significantly ( P t test), from 4.9% to 5.3%. Also, 83% of hallucinogen users reported most often getting high or bombed/stoned when they used hallucinogens, as compared with 24% of beer drinkers, 66% of marijuana smokers, and 74% of cocaine users. Our experience suggests that many young people believe that cocaine is very dangerous. However, these same young students appear to believe that LSD is spiritually uplifting. In our survey, 55% of school seniors believed that trying LSD a few times is not harmful. These data
Comparable studies
Other cross-sectional and survey studies on LSD, most cited first.
Citations in the library
Cited by 3
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- Persistent Palinopsia Following Ingestion of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) Archives of Ophthalmology 1996
- The Epidemiology, Attitudes, and Pharmacology of LSD Use in the 1990s Psychiatric Annals March 1, 1994