Demographics of Individuals Seeking Treatment for Hallucinogen Addiction
According to a 2017 SAMHSA report that charts admissions to and discharges from publicly funded substance use treatment facilities, men are considerably more likely to seek treatment for hallucinogen abuse, such as ketamine. The gender breakdown of treatment admissions for hallucinogens was 73.4% male and 26.6% female. While hallucinogen addiction occurs in all age groups, the most common age group admitted to a treatment facility for hallucinogen use was individuals aged 25 to 29, with 30 being the average age of all individuals from all age groups seeking rehabilitation.