Table 2 Lifetime experience as a psychedelic practitioner and lifetime psychedelic use (n = 23).

From: Exploring practitioners’ perceptions of health behavior changes associated with psychedelic experiences

Number of experiences facilitated

Mean

272.39

SD

439.24

Median

100

Range

30–2000

N; % substances worked with (most often worked with)

Psilocybin mushrooms

19; 82.6% (5; 21.4%)

Psilocybin truffles

9; 39.1% (2; 8.7%)

Synthetic psilocybin

5; 21.7% (1; 4.3%)

Ayahuasca

13; 56.5% (7; 30.4%)

DMT

4; 17.4% (0%)

Peyote/San Pedro

8; 34.8% (1; 4.3%)

LSD

8; 34.8% (1; 4.3%)

MDMA

11; 47.8% (2; 8.7%)

Ketamine

9; 39.1% (3; 13%)

Ibogaine

1; 4.4% (0%)

Combination substances

9; 39.1% (1; 4.3%)

Other

2; 8.7% (0%)

Number of experiences had

Mean

156.96

SD

184.54

Median

100

Range

10–800

N; % substances used (N; % most often used)

Psilocybin mushrooms

19; 82.6% (6; 26.1%)

Psilocybin truffles

13; 56.5% (0%)

Synthetic psilocybin

4; 17.4% (0%)

Ayahuasca

21; 91.3% (8; 34.8%)

DMT

11; 47.8% (0%)

Peyote/San Pedro

19; 82.6% (2; 8.7%)

LSD

16; 69.6% (2; 8.7%)

MDMA

17; 73.9% (4; 17.4%)

Ketamine

14; 60.9% (0%)

Ibogaine

2; 8.7% (0%)

Combination substances

11; 47.8% (1; 4.3%)

Other

7; 30.4% (0%)