Psychedelics Linked To Higher Odds For Schizophrenia

People with no history of psychosis who had an emergency department visit involving hallucinogen use had a 21-fold greater risk of schizophrenia spectrum disorder compared with people in the general population of the same age and sex and after further adjustment for comorbid mental and substance use disorders. Even when controlling for other addictions and mental health problems, this population has a 3.5-times greater risk of schizophrenia after emergency room (ER) treatment for psychedelic use than the comparison general population.

People with ER visits for psychedelics were also 4.7 times more likely to develop schizophrenia than . . .