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Extent of LSD Use

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NHSDA) in 2018 estimated that 5.6 million people aged 12 or older were past year users of hallucinogens (which includes LSD, PCP, peyote, mescaline, psilocybin mushrooms, Ecstasy, ketamine, DMT/AMT/“Foxy,” and Salvia divinorum), corresponding to 2{f1b9f947fd282b349f7a9d1c8bdaea8db7728b3458dd3a7c6c5973c14db79c34} of the population.

The percentage of people aged 12 or older in 2018 who were past year hallucinogen users was higher than the percentages in 2015 and 2016, but it was similar to the percentage in 2017.

Rates of LSD use remain low among youth in the U.S. In 2018, it was estimated that 376,000 adolescents aged 12 to 17 were past year users of hallucinogens, which corresponds to about 1.5{f1b9f947fd282b349f7a9d1c8bdaea8db7728b3458dd3a7c6c5973c14db79c34} of adolescents. The percentage of adolescents in 2018 who were past year hallucinogen users was lower than the percentages in 2015 and 2017, but it was similar to the percentage in 2016.

In 2019, based on data from NIDA’s Monitoring the Future 2019 Survey Results: Overall Findings, past year illicit drug use for LSD among surveyed 12th graders was 3.6{f1b9f947fd282b349f7a9d1c8bdaea8db7728b3458dd3a7c6c5973c14db79c34}, far below illicit drug use for marijuana, which stood at 35.7{f1b9f947fd282b349f7a9d1c8bdaea8db7728b3458dd3a7c6c5973c14db79c34}.

Between the years 2015 to 2016, trends in annual prevalence of use of LSD for Grades 8, 10, and 12 combined were 1.9{f1b9f947fd282b349f7a9d1c8bdaea8db7728b3458dd3a7c6c5973c14db79c34} (2015) and 2.0{f1b9f947fd282b349f7a9d1c8bdaea8db7728b3458dd3a7c6c5973c14db79c34} (2016), a +0.1 points percentage increase. The Monitoring the Future National Survey Results on Drug Use: 2016 Overview. Key Findings on Adolescent Drug Use found that “generational forgetting” — students stating that they are not familiar with the drug — has resulted in a decline in perceived risk of LSD among younger groups, which may put them at higher risk of use in future years. This points to the need for continued education over time on all illicit drugs (including hallucinogens) that may be a risk for youth.