Psilocybin use in medical trials U.S. 2017

This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to conduct medical trials with psilocybin as of 2017. According to the survey, 63 percent of respondents supported the use of psilocybin in medical trials.

Percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to conduct medical trials with psilocybin as of 2017

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Support	63%
Oppose	12%
Probably would not	25%

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2017

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Region

North America, United States

Survey time period

June 2 to 5, 2017

Number of respondents

1,125 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

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U.S. adults

Supplementary notes

Original question: Psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, has been illegal in the United States for more than 40 years. A recent study by researchers from New York University and Johns Hopkins University showed that a single treatment with Psilocybin reduced anxiety and depression in 80% of cancer patients. The effects of a single 8-hour session lasted up to 7 months, and had minimal side effects. Do you support or oppose similar medical trials with Psilocybin being conducted in the future?

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