Meditation Subculture and Drug Use
研究加拿大冥想项目成员药物使用变化，发现加入3个月内82%大麻使用者、61%致幻剂使用者停止用药，酒精和烟草使用也大幅减少，认为冥想亚文化而非冥想本身起关键作用。
The present study reports into the effectiveness of an organized meditation program in controlling drug use among its members. Subjects were 230 young men and women from Canada. A ten-page self-report questionnaire *was used and only the data relating to drug use are presented here. It is seen that within 3 months of joining this group, 82% of cannabis users and 61% of psychedelic users stopped taking drugs. Very substantial reduction in use of alcohol and tobacco also took place. It has been hypothesized that the group meditation program, which possesses characteristics of a subculture rather than meditation practice per se, is responsible for this reduction in drug use.