Perceived outcomes of psychedelic microdosing as self-managed therapies for mental and substance use disorders.

Rationale: The regular consumption of very small doses of psychedelic drugs (known as microdosing) has been a source of growing media and community attention in recent years. However, there is currently limited clinical and social research evidence on the potential role of microdosing as therapies for mental and substance use disorders.

Objectives: This paper examined subjective experiences of microdosing psychedelics to improve mental health or to cease or reduce substance use, and examined sociodemographic and other covariates of perceived improvements in mental health that individuals attributed to microdosing.

Microdosing psychedelics: Motivations, subjective effects and harm reduction.

Background: In recent years there has been growing media attention on microdosing psychedelics (e.g., LSD, psilocybin).

Psychedelic Microdosing: A Subreddit Analysis.

Self-administration of very low doses of psychedelic drugs to improve mental health and wellbeing and enhance cognitive function, known as microdosing, has received recent media attention, but little research has been conducted. We conducted a content analysis of discussions about microdosing from the online forum Reddit. We examined motivations, dosing practices, and perceived benefits and limitations of microdosing.