California40% of psychedelic-line callers were mid-trip.
Most psychedelic use happens in homes and festivals, scientists say, not in the trials behind the drugs’ therapeutic promise.
The Science Advances study covers 25,419 interactions with 220 Fireside Project volunteers from April 2021 to February 2026.
Callers sought help, so the data cannot say how common bad trips are among all users.
Study lead Félix Schoeller says evidence on psychedelic therapy beyond the underground is still lacking.
How each outlet framed it
- 404 Media
- quantifies the 25,419-call Fireside dataset against all published psychedelic trials, framing it as a gap in clinical evidence
Sources: 404 Media