Psychedelic use in Poland: prevalence, correlates and social attitudes.

Postepy psychiatrii neurologii Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-21 DOI:10.5114/ppn.2025.153566
Paweł Holas, Justyna Kamińska
{"title":"Psychedelic use in Poland: prevalence, correlates and social attitudes.","authors":"Paweł Holas, Justyna Kamińska","doi":"10.5114/ppn.2025.153566","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in research exploring the therapeutic potential of classic psychedelics, such as psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in the treatment of mental disorders. However, our knowledge of the epidemiology of their use, factors associated with their recreational consumption, and attitudes toward these substances remains limited.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A representative sample of Polish adults (<i>N</i> = 1051) completed an internet-based survey that included demographic questions, assessments of psychedelic substance use, including motivations and contexts, subjective evaluations of psychedelics experience, and attitudes towards psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between 4% and 8% of Polish adults, equivalent to approximately 2 million people, have experimented with psychedelic substances at least once in their lives. Men were more likely to use psychedelics than women, with the largest group of users being individuals aged 25-34, primarily residing in urban areas. Curiosity emerged as the most common motivation for use, and home was typically reported as the context. The psychedelic experience was often described as a mixture of pleasant and unpleasant sensations. A substantial proportion of participants expressed indifferent or negative attitudes towards both PAT and psychedelics. However, prior psychedelic use, younger age, and a history of lifetime meditation practice were associated with more positive attitudes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Approximately 6% of Polish adults, mostly young men living in urban areas, reported using classic psychedelics, particularly LSD and psilocybin mushrooms. Further research and educational efforts are needed to support the scientific exploration of PAT, and to help shift public perceptions of its therapeutic potential.</p>","PeriodicalId":74481,"journal":{"name":"Postepy psychiatrii neurologii","volume":"34 3","pages":"139-148"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12435566/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Postepy psychiatrii neurologii","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2025.153566","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/8/21 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0

Abstract

Purpose: Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in research exploring the therapeutic potential of classic psychedelics, such as psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in the treatment of mental disorders. However, our knowledge of the epidemiology of their use, factors associated with their recreational consumption, and attitudes toward these substances remains limited.

Methods: A representative sample of Polish adults (N = 1051) completed an internet-based survey that included demographic questions, assessments of psychedelic substance use, including motivations and contexts, subjective evaluations of psychedelics experience, and attitudes towards psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT).

Results: Between 4% and 8% of Polish adults, equivalent to approximately 2 million people, have experimented with psychedelic substances at least once in their lives. Men were more likely to use psychedelics than women, with the largest group of users being individuals aged 25-34, primarily residing in urban areas. Curiosity emerged as the most common motivation for use, and home was typically reported as the context. The psychedelic experience was often described as a mixture of pleasant and unpleasant sensations. A substantial proportion of participants expressed indifferent or negative attitudes towards both PAT and psychedelics. However, prior psychedelic use, younger age, and a history of lifetime meditation practice were associated with more positive attitudes.

Conclusions: Approximately 6% of Polish adults, mostly young men living in urban areas, reported using classic psychedelics, particularly LSD and psilocybin mushrooms. Further research and educational efforts are needed to support the scientific exploration of PAT, and to help shift public perceptions of its therapeutic potential.

Abstract Image

Abstract Image

Abstract Image

致幻剂在波兰的使用:流行程度、相关性和社会态度。
目的:近年来,人们对探索经典致幻剂如裸盖菇素和麦角酸二乙胺(LSD)在治疗精神障碍方面的治疗潜力的研究重新产生了兴趣。然而,我们对其使用的流行病学,与娱乐消费相关的因素以及对这些物质的态度的了解仍然有限。方法:波兰成年人(N = 1051)的代表性样本完成了一项基于互联网的调查,调查内容包括人口统计学问题、致幻剂使用评估(包括动机和背景)、致幻剂体验的主观评估以及对致幻剂和致幻剂辅助治疗(PAT)的态度。结果:4%到8%的波兰成年人,相当于大约200万人,在他们的一生中至少尝试过一次迷幻物质。男性比女性更有可能使用致幻剂,最大的使用者群体是25-34岁的个人,主要居住在城市地区。好奇心是最常见的使用动机,而家通常被报道为背景。迷幻的体验通常被描述为愉快和不愉快的混合感觉。相当大比例的参与者对PAT和迷幻药都表现出冷漠或消极的态度。然而,先前使用迷幻药、年龄较小和终生冥想练习的历史与更积极的态度有关。结论:大约6%的波兰成年人,主要是生活在城市地区的年轻男性,报告使用经典的迷幻药,特别是LSD和裸盖菇素蘑菇。需要进一步的研究和教育工作来支持PAT的科学探索,并帮助改变公众对其治疗潜力的看法。
本文章由计算机程序翻译,如有差异,请以英文原文为准。
求助全文
约1分钟内获得全文 求助全文
来源期刊
自引率
0.00%
发文量
0
×
引用
GB/T 7714-2015
复制
MLA
复制
APA
复制
导出至
BibTeX EndNote RefMan NoteFirst NoteExpress
×
提示
您的信息不完整,为了账户安全,请先补充。
现在去补充
×
提示
您因"违规操作"
具体请查看互助需知
我知道了
×
提示
确定
请完成安全验证×
copy
已复制链接
快去分享给好友吧!
我知道了
右上角分享
点击右上角分享
0
联系我们:info@booksci.cn Book学术提供免费学术资源搜索服务,方便国内外学者检索中英文文献。致力于提供最便捷和优质的服务体验。 Copyright © 2023 布克学术 All rights reserved.
京ICP备2023020795号-1
ghs 京公网安备 11010802042870号
Book学术文献互助
Book学术文献互助群
群 号:604180095
Book学术官方微信