Psilocybin use is on the rise as public perception changes, report shows
More Americans are using psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound found in psychedelic mushrooms.
More Americans are using psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound found in psychedelic mushrooms.
A report published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found psilocybin use has been rising since 2019, after remaining relatively stable for years.
“That tells us something is changing,” said Kari Rockhill, an epidemiologist and assistant statistical scientist at Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety in Denver, who worked on the report.
In adults, a changing public perception of psychedelics is likely at the forefront of this shift — combined with decriminalization of psilocybin across several U.S. jurisdictions.
“We saw a similar phenomenon with cannabis when it started to be legalized across the country. There is probably a stigma around this that is going down,” Rockhill said.
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