Mortality risk among people receiving acute hospital care for hallucinogen use compared with the general population
Requiring hospital-based care for hallucinogen use was associated with increases in risk of death relative to the general population, particularly from suicide. These findings should be considered in clinical and policy decision-making, given the increasing use of hallucinogens and associated problematic use.
Authors
- Michael Pugliese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2794-1436)
- Nicholas Fabiano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6873-5105)
- Peter Tanuseputro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-0795)
- Jess G. Fiedorowicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2057-4071)
- Joshua D. Rosenblat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4773-2191)
- Daniel T. Myran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8038-300X)
- Muhammad Ishrat Husain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5771-5750)
- Tyler S. Kaster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5299-4794)
- Marco Solmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4877-7233)
- Jennifer Xiao
- Stanley Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7316-5370)
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.241191
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.34