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Research Article

Impact of a Naturalistic Psychedelic Experience on Smoking: A Retrospective Survey

, M.D, , Ph.D, , M.D, , PsychologistORCID Icon, , Ph.D, , Ph.D. Student, , Ph.D & , M.D., Ph.D show all
Pages 640-649 | Received 01 Oct 2022, Accepted 01 May 2023, Published online: 21 Jun 2023

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