SLU, WashU Medicine Research Shows Psychedelic Decriminalization Hasn't Increased ER Visits

SLU, WashU Medicine Research Shows Psychedelic Decriminalization Hasn't Increased ER VisitsA new study published in JAMA Network Open analyzed national hospital admission data from 2016 to 2023 to assess whether decriminalizing psychedelics—such as psilocybin (“magic mushrooms”)—has led to more people needing emergency or inpatient care. https://www.slu.edu/medicine/medical-education/graduate-programs/biomedical-sciences/pharmacology-physiology/-img/school-of-med-cropped.jpg11/18/2025newsfeednewsfeed-medicinenewsfeed-research