Hallucinogen use disorders among adult users of MDMA and other hallucinogens

Am J Addict. 2008 Sep-Oct;17(5):354-63. doi: 10.1080/10550490802269064.

Abstract

We investigated the prevalence, patterns, and correlates of past-year DSM-IV hallucinogen use disorders (HUDs) among past-year users of MDMA and other hallucinogens from a sample of Americans 18 or older (n = 37,227). Users were categorized as MDMA users and other hallucinogen users. Overall, one in five (20%) MDMA users and about one in six (16%) other hallucinogen users reported at least one clinical feature of HUDs. Among MDMA users, prevalence of hallucinogen abuse, subthreshold dependence, and dependence was 4.9%, 11.9%, and 3.6%, respectively. The majority with hallucinogen abuse displayed subthreshold dependence. Most with hallucinogen dependence exhibited abuse. Subthreshold hallucinogen dependence is relatively prevalent and represents a clinically important subgroup that warrants future research and consideration in a major diagnostic classification system.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Female
  • Hallucinogens*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine*
  • Prevalence
  • Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis
  • Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Hallucinogens
  • N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine