Study Suggests Psychedelics Generally Well Tolerated
New research has determined that classic psychedelics including psilocybin and LSD are well tolerated in research and clinical settings, with rare adverse events occurring. For their study, the researchers focused on evaluating the severity, frequency and nature of adverse events linked to psilocybin, LSD, 5-MeO-DMT and DMT. The researchers carried out a meta-analysis and systematic review that studied data obtained from 114 studies that involved more than 3,500 participants. The studies included were drawn from different databases, including Web of Science, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, and Scopus. The research covered studies published up to Feb. 8, 2024. They also had two independent…
