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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychoactive Drugs. 2020 Mar 9;52(3):273–281. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2020.1737763

Table 1.

Frequency of benefit enhancement strategy use, and mean differences in acute mystical and challenging effects as function of whether respondents employed each benefit enhancement strategy among the subset of respondents who used 5-MeO-DMT only once in their lifetime (n=116).

Frequency of Use MEQ Total Score CEQ Total Score
Strategy Number Used % of Sample Used Didn’t Use t-score d Used Didn’t Use t-score d
Focus on Intentions 79 68.1 4.0(1.1) 3.3(1.3) 2.97** 0.60 0.9(0.9) 1.1(1.0) −0.95 0.19
Utilize Ceremonial or Shamanic Techniques 49 42.2 4.2(0.9) 3.4(1.3) 4.13*** 0.78 0.8(0.9) 1.1(1.0) −1.21 0.23
Prepare a safe space 88 75.9 3.8(1.1) 3.6(1.3) 0.90 0.20 0.9(0.9) 1.1(1.0) −0.57 0.13
Prepare music for session 47 40.5 3.7(1.3) 3.8(1.1) −0.68 0.13 0.7(0.7) 1.1(1.0) −2.46* 0.49
Prepare a comfortable place 92 79.3 3.7(1.2) 3.8(1.2) −0.27 0.06 0.9(0.9) 1.3(1.1) −1.86 0.43
No distractions 78 67.2 3.8(1.2) 3.8(1.1) −0.02 0.00 1.0(1.0) 0.9(0.9) 0.75 0.15
Use with a guide 64 55.2 4.0(0.9) 3.5(1.4) 2.40* 0.45 0.9(0.8) 1.1(1.1) −1.10 0.21
Use with friends 59 50.9 3.6(1.3) 4.0(1.0) −1.98 0.37 0.9(0.9) 1.1(1.0) −1.02 0.19
Obtain from trusted source 92 79.3 3.8(1.2) 3.7(1.1) 0.26 0.06 0.9(0.9) 1.1(1.1) −0.57 0.13
Meditate prior to session 55 47.4 4.2(0.9) 3.4(1.2) 4.11*** 0.77 1.0(1.0) 1.0(0.9) 0.03 0.01
Abstain from sex prior to session 19 16.4 4.1(1.3) 3.7(1.1) 1.44 0.36 1.1(1.0) 0.9(0.9) 0.77 0.20
Abstain from alcohol and other substances 74 63.8 3.9(1.2) 3.6(1.1) 1.31 0.26 1.1(1.0) 0.8(0.8) 1.79 0.35
Have a friend I can talk to for integration 63 54.3 3.8(1.1) 3.7(1.2) 0.12 0.02 0.9(0.8) 1.1(1.1) −1.24 0.23
Write after session 41 35.3 4.0(1.1) 3.6(1.2) 1.60 0.31 1.0(0.8) 1.0(1.0) 0.26 0.05
*

p<.05;

**

p<.01;

***

p<.001