This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trials to investigate their potential medicinal benefits as of 2017, by age. According to the survey, 59 percent of respondents aged between 18 and 34 years supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trails.
Percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trials as of 2017, by age
Characteristic
18 to 34 years
35 to 54 years
55 years and older
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Original question: In general, do you support or oppose researchers being
allowed to study illegal psychedelic substances (e.g.,
mushrooms, MDMA, ketamine, etc.) in medical trials to
investigate their potential medicinal benefits, despite their
illegal status?
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YouGov. (June 23, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trials as of 2017, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/722388/allowing-researchers-to-study-illegal-psychedelic-substances-in-us-by-age/
YouGov. "Percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trials as of 2017, by age." Chart. June 23, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/722388/allowing-researchers-to-study-illegal-psychedelic-substances-in-us-by-age/
YouGov. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trials as of 2017, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/722388/allowing-researchers-to-study-illegal-psychedelic-substances-in-us-by-age/
YouGov. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Supported Allowing Researchers to Study Illegal Psychedelic Substances in Medical Trials as of 2017, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/722388/allowing-researchers-to-study-illegal-psychedelic-substances-in-us-by-age/
YouGov, Percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trials as of 2017, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/722388/allowing-researchers-to-study-illegal-psychedelic-substances-in-us-by-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trials as of 2017, by age [Graph], YouGov, June 23, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/722388/allowing-researchers-to-study-illegal-psychedelic-substances-in-us-by-age/
