Syed Omer A, Petranker Rotem, Fewster Emily C, Sobolenko Valentyn, Beidas Zeina, Husain M Ishrat, Lake Stephanie, Lucas Philippe
Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Department of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
J Psychoactive Drugs. 2024 Dec 24:1-11. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2024.2446445.
Although several studies have well described the characteristics of people who use psychedelics alongside their motivations and beliefs, little research has examined the preferences surrounding the source of psychedelic substances. In an anonymous online survey, we collected data from 6,379 consumers of 11 different psychedelic substances from 85 different countries, exploring their preferences and perceptions on natural and synthetic psychedelics. There was a strong preference of natural sources over synthetic alternatives for psilocybin (75%), DMT (56%), and mescaline (56%). Moreover, 50.8% of respondents believed that the source impacts the psychedelic's psychological and physiological effects, while 34.4% of respondents had a neutral stance on the topic. Despite the preference for natural sources, 67.7% of respondents agreed to switch to using synthetic alternatives to psychedelic substances if it would lessen the environmental impacts caused by the overharvesting of natural sources. This study presents novel insights into consumer preferences on the source of popular psychedelic substances. This international survey is limited to respondents primarily belonging to anglophone regions of the world.
尽管有几项研究已经很好地描述了使用迷幻药的人的特征及其动机和信仰，但很少有研究探讨围绕迷幻物质来源的偏好。在一项匿名在线调查中，我们从来自85个不同国家的11种不同迷幻物质的6379名消费者那里收集了数据，探究他们对天然和合成迷幻药的偏好及看法。对于裸盖菇素（75%）、二甲基色胺（56%）和三甲氧苯乙胺（56%），人们强烈偏好天然来源而非合成替代品。此外，50.8%的受访者认为来源会影响迷幻药的心理和生理效果，而34.4%的受访者在这个问题上持中立态度。尽管偏好天然来源，但67.7%的受访者同意，如果改用合成替代品能减少因过度采集天然来源所造成的环境影响，他们会转而使用迷幻物质的合成替代品。这项研究提供了关于消费者对流行迷幻物质来源偏好的新见解。这项国际调查仅限于主要来自世界英语地区的受访者。
