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About 3.7 million, or 1.8%, of adults in the U.S. have a lifetime history of schizophrenia, according to research published in 2023. The estimate was two to three times higher than previous estimates.

People with ER visits for psychedelics also were more likely to develop schizophrenia than those who visited the ER due to alcohol (4.7 times greater) or cannabis (1.5 times greater).