Journal article
Use of Psychedelics for Pain: A Scoping Review
Abstract
Chronic pain is a public health concern that affects approximately 1.5 billion people globally. Conventional therapeutic agents including opioid and non-opioid analgesics have been associated with adverse side effects, issues with addiction, and ineffective analgesia. Novel agents repurposed to treat pain via different mechanisms are needed to fill the therapeutic gap in chronic pain management. Psychedelics such as lysergic acid diethylamide …
Authors
Goel A; Rai Y; Sivadas S; Diep C; Clarke H; Shanthanna H; Ladha KS
Journal
Anesthesiology, Vol. 139, No. 4, pp. 523–536
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
October 2023
DOI
10.1097/aln.0000000000004673
ISSN
0003-3022