Survey of Massachusetts peer recovery coaches' attitudes toward the use of psychedelics to treat substance use disorders.

IF 3.7 2区医学 Q1 SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice Pub Date : 2024-11-25 DOI:10.1186/s13722-024-00517-y

Veronica Szpak, Amanda Kim, Zachary Sager, Joji Suzuki

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Abstract

Background: There has been a growing interest in the use of psychedelics for therapeutic purposes. However, there is a lack of research on peer recovery coaches' attitudes toward the use of psychedelics for SUD treatment. Therefore, we conducted a survey of peer recovery coaches in Massachusetts to gain insight into their attitudes toward the use of psychedelics to treat SUDs.

Methods: Peer recovery coaches in Massachusetts were invited to participate in an online survey between August and October 2023. The survey collected respondents' demographics, socioeconomic characteristics, personal substance use history, opinions on psychedelics for addiction treatment, and spiritual experiences.

Results: 146 individuals completed the survey. The mean age was 48.7 years (SD 11.2), 61% identified as female, 74% were employed as peer recovery coaches, and 43% were Certified Addiction Recovery Coaches (CARC). 70.7% reported utilizing 12-step programs, and 76% reported having a personal history of using psychedelics. The majority of participants agreed that they would feel comfortable being a coach for someone using psychedelics to treat SUDs. However, a significant number of participants expressed concerns. Those who had utilized 12-steps were more likely to express concerns about the dangers of using psychedelics to treat SUD. Conversely, participants with a personal history of psychedelic use were more likely to support the use of psychedelics for the treatment of SUDs.

Conclusions: While peer recovery coaches express support for using psychedelics to treat SUD, they also voice concerns about the potential risks.

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马萨诸塞州同伴康复教练对使用迷幻药治疗药物使用障碍的态度调查。

背景：人们对使用迷幻药进行治疗的兴趣日益浓厚。然而，关于同伴康复指导员对使用迷幻药治疗药物依赖性失调症的态度却缺乏研究。因此，我们对马萨诸塞州的同伴康复指导员进行了一项调查，以深入了解他们对使用迷幻药治疗药物依赖性障碍的态度：我们邀请马萨诸塞州的同伴康复指导员在 2023 年 8 月至 10 月期间参与在线调查。调查收集了受访者的人口统计学特征、社会经济特征、个人药物使用史、对迷幻药治疗成瘾的看法以及精神体验：共有 146 人完成了调查。平均年龄为 48.7 岁（标准差 11.2），61% 的受访者认为自己是女性，74% 的受访者被聘为同伴康复教练，43% 的受访者是注册戒毒康复教练 (CARC)。70.7%的人称自己参加过 12 步计划，76%的人称自己有过使用迷幻药的经历。大多数参与者都认为，为使用迷幻药治疗药物依赖性疾病的人担任教练会让他们感觉很舒服。不过，也有相当多的参与者表示了担忧。那些曾经使用过 12 步疗法的人更有可能对使用迷幻药治疗药物依赖性障碍的危险表示担忧。相反，有过使用迷幻药个人史的参与者更有可能支持使用迷幻药治疗自发性精神障碍：结论：尽管同伴康复指导员表示支持使用迷幻药治疗自发性精神障碍，但他们也对潜在的风险表示担忧。

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Addiction Science & Clinical Practice Psychology-Clinical Psychology

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3.90

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28 weeks

期刊介绍： Addiction Science & Clinical Practice provides a forum for clinically relevant research and perspectives that contribute to improving the quality of care for people with unhealthy alcohol, tobacco, or other drug use and addictive behaviours across a spectrum of clinical settings. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice accepts articles of clinical relevance related to the prevention and treatment of unhealthy alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use across the spectrum of clinical settings. Topics of interest address issues related to the following: the spectrum of unhealthy use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs among the range of affected persons (e.g., not limited by age, race/ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation); the array of clinical prevention and treatment practices (from health messages, to identification and early intervention, to more extensive interventions including counseling and pharmacotherapy and other management strategies); and identification and management of medical, psychiatric, social, and other health consequences of substance use. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice is particularly interested in articles that address how to improve the quality of care for people with unhealthy substance use and related conditions as described in the (US) Institute of Medicine report, Improving the Quality of Healthcare for Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions (Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2006). Such articles address the quality of care and of health services. Although the journal also welcomes submissions that address these conditions in addiction speciality-treatment settings, the journal is particularly interested in including articles that address unhealthy use outside these settings, including experience with novel models of care and outcomes, and outcomes of research-practice collaborations. Although Addiction Science & Clinical Practice is generally not an outlet for basic science research, we will accept basic science research manuscripts that have clearly described potential clinical relevance and are accessible to audiences outside a narrow laboratory research field.