Race, ethnicity moderate the associations between lifetime psilocybin use, crime arrests

Grant Jones, Maha Al-Suwaidi, Franchesca Castro-Ramirez, Taylor C. McGuire, Patrick Mair, Matthew K. Nock; Frontiers in Psychiatry

This study investigates how race, ethnicity moderate the associations between lifetime psilocybin use, crime arrests. Using data from the National Survey on Drug Use, Health (2002–2020) with 734,061 adults, it finds that race, ethnicity significantly moderate the associations between psilocybin use, crime arrests. The study suggests that racial, ethnic identity impacts the relationship between psilocybin use, crime, highlighting the need for further research into the intersection of sociodemographic factors, psychedelic use, crime.