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dc.contributor.authorLawn, W.
dc.contributor.authorHallak, J.
dc.contributor.authorCrippa, J.
dc.contributor.authorDos Santos, R.
dc.contributor.authorPorffy, L.
dc.contributor.authorBarratt, Monica
dc.contributor.authorFerris, J.
dc.contributor.authorWinstock, A.
dc.contributor.authorMorgan, C.
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-01T05:24:38Z
dc.date.available2018-02-01T05:24:38Z
dc.date.created2018-02-01T04:49:11Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationLawn, W. and Hallak, J. and Crippa, J. and Dos Santos, R. and Porffy, L. and Barratt, M. and Ferris, J. et al. 2017. Well-being, problematic alcohol consumption and acute subjective drug effects in past-year ayahuasca users: A large, international, self-selecting online survey. Scientific Reports. 7: 15201.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62638
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-017-14700-6
dc.description.abstract

© 2017 The Author(s). Ayahuasca is a natural psychedelic brew, which contains dimethyltryptamine (DMT). Its potential as a psychiatric medicine has recently been demonstrated and its non-medical use around the world appears to be growing. We aimed to investigate well-being and problematic alcohol use in ayahuasca users, and ayahuasca's subjective effects. An online, self-selecting, global survey examining patterns of drug use was conducted in 2015 and 2016 (n = 96,901). Questions were asked about: use of ayahuasca, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and magic mushrooms; demographics, current well-being and past-year problematic alcohol use of past-year ayahuasca users and comparison drug users; and subjective effects of ayahuasca and comparison drugs. Ayahuasca users (n = 527) reported greater well-being than both classic psychedelic users (n = 18,138) and non-psychedelic drug-using respondents (n = 78,236). Ayahuasca users reported less problematic drinking than classic psychedelic users, although both groups reported greater problematic drinking than the other respondents. Ayahuasca's acute subjective effects usually lasted for six hours and were most strongly felt one hour after consumption. Within our online, self-selecting survey, ayahuasca users reported better well-being than comparison groups and less problematic drinking than classic psychedelic users. Future longitudinal studies of international samples and randomised controlled trials are needed to dissect the effects of ayahuasca on these outcomes.

dc.publisherNature Publishing Group
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleWell-being, problematic alcohol consumption and acute subjective drug effects in past-year ayahuasca users: A large, international, self-selecting online survey
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume7
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.issn2045-2322
dcterms.source.titleScientific Reports
curtin.departmentNational Drug Research Institute (NDRI)
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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