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Nearly 5 million veterans have used magic mushrooms, LSD or MDMA, study finds

Many veterans are unsure whether telling VA doctors about psychedelic use could affect benefits, while federal agencies expand research into potential treatments.

Summary by Military Times
An estimated 4.8 million U.S. veterans have used psychedelic drugs, but many are hesitant about discussing that use with their Department of Veterans Affairs providers for fear of jeopardizing their VA benefits, according to a new RAND study.The research, released by the the Washington think tank Tuesday, examined veterans’ use of psilocybin mushrooms, LSD and MDMA, along with their levels of support for legal use of the drugs and their understa…

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Military Times broke the news in Vienna, United States on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
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