Drug Alcohol Rev July 2022 PMID 35353927

Who uses digital drugs? An international survey of 'binaural beat' consumers.

Monica J Barratt, Alexia Maddox, Naomi Smith, Jenny L Davis, Lachlan Goold, Adam R Winstock, Jason A Ferris

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In the discussions, phrases like 'digital drugs' and 'alter emotion states' are frequently mentioned, reflecting genuine curiosity about the implications of binaural beats. Some users raise questions about whether these sounds represent a genuine problem or if they merely demonstrate how sound can affect mood, showcasing a blend of skepticism and intrigue. The tone varies from supportive to critical, highlighting the complex nature of the topic.

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Many discussions align positively with the article's findings about binaural beats, but there are mixed feelings about whether they pose a real issue.

InterestHigh interest

Participants express a strong curiosity regarding the implications and effects of binaural beats, indicating high interest in the subject matter.

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Some participants engage at a basic level, mainly sharing links or brief acknowledgments of the article, rather than providing in-depth analysis or critique.

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The general perception is that the findings of the publication could significantly influence views on digital drugs and their usage.

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A international survey gathered data from 30,896 participants across 22 countries about their use of binaural beats, with 53% reporting they use them to alter cognitive or emotional states.
The median age of respondents was 27, with higher usage rates noted in the U.S., Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Romania, and the U.K., and factors like age and recent use of other drugs predicted binaural beat use.
People mainly use binaural beats for relaxation (72.2%) and mood alteration (34.7%), with many seeking deeper self-connection; they primarily access these through mobile video streaming platforms.

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الوتر الحساس | ما هي المخدرات الرقمية؟ وهل يمكن أن يحصل الإدمان عليها؟

AJ+ كبريت · Dec 14, 2022 173,153 views

Exploring Binaural Beats: User Insights and Applications

An international survey involving 30,896 participants reveals how binaural beats are used to alter cognitive and emotional states. This video delves into the motivations behind their use, including relaxation and mood…

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Sirens, Binaural Beats, and Dog Polyglots

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Riccardo C. Gatti

@RiccardoGatti · X

Non ho ancora capito se le “droghe digitali” siano un reale problema o la semplice dimostrazione che i suoni possono modificare gli stati d’animo, un po’ come avviene, in modo diverso, per la musica, anche in relazione alle aspettative di chi la ascolta. https://t.co/fYqlvJFobj

Apr 23, 2023 · 1,306 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

... And if you are looking for the paper (published in @APSAD_DAR) see here:

Mar 26, 2023 · 2 likes · 1,139 followers View post →

A.P.S.A.D

@APSADConf · X

RT @JasonFerris22: And if you are looking for the paper: https://t.co/S0gmn8RspV @APSAD_DAR

Oct 23, 2022 · 1 share · 2,340 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

@MagooApplewood or #digitaldrugs

Oct 23, 2022 · 1 like · 1,139 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

And if you are looking for the paper: https://t.co/S0gmn8RspV @APSAD_DAR

Oct 23, 2022 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,139 followers View post →

Views on Drugs

@ViewsOnDrugsBot · X

RT @ViewsOnDrugsBot: Who uses digital drugs? An international survey of 'binaural beat' consumers 1/5 https://t.co/9YjFvM9YY8

Jul 11, 2022 · 1 share · 2,060 followers View post →

Trent Waddington

@QuantumG · X

Suckers https://t.co/cUn2u2RBoC

Jul 10, 2022 · 2,068 followers View post →

Lars Fynbo

@FynboLars · X

RT @JasonFerris22: Now in print - with a volume number (41), issue number (5) and pages (1126-1130)

Jul 5, 2022 · 4 shares · 293 followers View post →

Alexia Maddox

@alexiamadd · X

RT @JasonFerris22: Now in print - with a volume number (41), issue number (5) and pages (1126-1130)

Jul 4, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,740 followers View post →

Drug&AlcoholReview

@APSAD_DAR · X

RT @JasonFerris22: Now in print - with a volume number (41), issue number (5) and pages (1126-1130)

Jul 4, 2022 · 4 shares · 2,628 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

Now in print - with a volume number (41), issue number (5) and pages (1126-1130)

Jul 4, 2022 · 5 likes · 4 shares · 1,139 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

Binaural beat: How Audio Files Are Digital Drugs https://t.co/RmSmGMfCmD via @indiatoday @indiatoday readers the article on #digitaldrugs https://t.co/S0gmn8RspV @APSAD_DAR @monicabarratt @alexiamadd @deadtheorist @Jenny_L_Davis @MagooApplewood @GlobalDrugSurvy @JasonFerris22

Jun 8, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,139 followers View post →

Alexia Maddox

@alexiamadd · X

RT @JasonFerris22: As the fervour of our #binaural beats plateaus (until the publication #citations kick off

Jun 1, 2022 · 3 shares · 1,740 followers View post →

Drug&AlcoholReview

@APSAD_DAR · X

RT @JasonFerris22: As the fervour of our #binaural beats plateaus (until the publication #citations kick off

Jun 1, 2022 · 3 shares · 2,628 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

As the fervour of our #binaural beats plateaus (until the publication #citations kick off

Jun 1, 2022 · 3 likes · 3 shares · 1,139 followers View post →

Alexia Maddox

@alexiamadd · X

RT @JasonFerris22: Playing with @altmetric ... Given the recent #news outlet stories of our #binaural beats paper published in @APSAD_DAR (…

May 23, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,740 followers View post →

Drug&AlcoholReview

@APSAD_DAR · X

RT @JasonFerris22: Playing with @altmetric ... Given the recent #news outlet stories of our #binaural beats paper published in @APSAD_DAR (…

May 23, 2022 · 2 shares · 2,628 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

May 22, 2022 · 6 likes · 2 shares · 1,139 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

Here is a link to the @APSAD_DAR paper Caroline @MensHealthMag was referring to https://t.co/S0gmn98vrV

May 21, 2022 · 1 like · 1,139 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

@ritu @LowyatNET @endowestlothian #kudos @ritu for including our paper on #binauralbeats as part of demonstrating #Collaboration @monicabarratt @alexiamadd @deadtheorist @Jenny_L_Davis @MagooApplewood @GlobalDrugSurvy @JasonFerris22 @APSAD_DAR https://t.co/S0gmn98vrV

May 21, 2022 · 4 likes · 1,139 followers View post →

Alexia Maddox

@alexiamadd · X

RT @APSAD_DAR: Full Open Access paper available here: https://t.co/NFqcrWFWrU

May 20, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,740 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

RT @APSAD_DAR: Full Open Access paper available here: https://t.co/NFqcrWFWrU

May 20, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,139 followers View post →

Drug&AlcoholReview

@APSAD_DAR · X

Full Open Access paper available here: https://t.co/NFqcrWFWrU https://t.co/bGlV8JNQGf

May 19, 2022 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 2,628 followers View post →

torazuka

@torazuka · X

May 4, 2022 · 4 likes · 1,954 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

RT @DigitalEthno: What are binaural beats & who uses them to relax, change their mood or get an effect similar to psychedelic drugs? DERC's…

May 3, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,139 followers View post →

Alexia Maddox

@alexiamadd · X

RT @DigitalEthno: What are binaural beats & who uses them to relax, change their mood or get an effect similar to psychedelic drugs? DERC's…

May 3, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,740 followers View post →

Dr Roger Wilkinson

@rogerwilkinson3 · X

RT @DigitalEthno: What are binaural beats & who uses them to relax, change their mood or get an effect similar to psychedelic drugs? DERC's…

May 2, 2022 · 4 shares · 2,042 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

RT @digitalplanet: Could audio files be the new #digital #drugs? New research suggests #binauralbeats - illusionary tones created by the br…

Apr 27, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,139 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

@ViewsOnDrugsBot Thanks for sharing @ViewsOnDrugsBot The link to the #openaccess paper is here https://t.co/S0gmn8RspV and a link to our co-author's #blog @MagooApplewood on the mechanics of #binauralbeats is here - https://t.co/JX4jUKP2Jv @APSAD_DAR @monicabarratt @alexiamadd @GlobalDrugSurvy

Apr 27, 2022 · 4 likes · 1,139 followers View post →

Views on Drugs

@ViewsOnDrugsBot · X

Who uses digital drugs? An international survey of 'binaural beat' consumers 1/5 https://t.co/9YjFvM9YY8

Apr 25, 2022 · 1 share · 2,060 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

I wanted to share this visual representation by #zyri for our #binauralbeats / #digitaldrugs paper in @APSAD_DAR https://t.co/S0gmn98vrV

Apr 22, 2022 · 1,139 followers View post →

Ania J Lichtarowicz

@aniatech · X

RT @digitalplanet: Could audio files be the new #digital #drugs? New research suggests #binauralbeats - illusionary tones created by the br…

Apr 20, 2022 · 4 shares · 279 followers View post →

Alexia Maddox

@alexiamadd · X

RT @digitalplanet: Could audio files be the new #digital #drugs? New research suggests #binauralbeats - illusionary tones created by the br…

Apr 20, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,740 followers View post →

BBC Digital Planet

@digitalplanet · X

Apr 20, 2022 · 7 likes · 4 shares · 2,302 followers View post →

Kawal deep

@AsKawal · X

https://t.co/6vB3L2PyT1

Apr 11, 2022 · 271 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

@MagooApplewood @DelfiLV @monicabarratt @alexiamadd @deadtheorist @Jenny_L_Davis @GlobalDrugSurvy @APSAD_DAR Woo, our #binauralbeats study has got some major #international attention See link below for open access publication (@APSAD_DAR) https://t.co/S0gmn8RspV @UQ_News @UQMedicine @RMIT @usceduau @ourANU @FederationUniAu @ucl

Apr 7, 2022 · 3 likes · 1,139 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

Thanks @the__ABJ for covered our study

Apr 6, 2022 · 2 likes · 1,139 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

@RMIT @monicabarratt Here is the article https://t.co/S0gmn8RspV and here is a piece by coauthor @MagooApplewood providing a demonostration of #binauralbeats in action https://t.co/JX4jUKP2Jv

Apr 6, 2022 · 1,139 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

@usceduau @MagooApplewood And for those looking for the publication

Apr 5, 2022 · 2 likes · 1,139 followers View post →

UniSC: University of the Sunshine Coast

@usceduau · X

Apr 5, 2022 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 6,812 followers View post →

ThailandNumber1

@ThailandNumber1 · X

#digitaldrug #BinauralBeats https://t.co/yNwIddyCpW

Apr 4, 2022 · 246 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

RT @JasonFerris22: @APRA_bot Thanks for the cross promotion @APRA_bot here's a link to the paper (@APSAD_DAR) https://t.co/S0gmn8RspV

Apr 4, 2022 · 1 share · 1,139 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

@APRA_bot Thanks for the cross promotion @APRA_bot here's a link to the paper (@APSAD_DAR) https://t.co/S0gmn8RspV

Apr 4, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,139 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

@sumichel0903 @MagooApplewood @usceduau And here is the @APSAD_DAR publication https://t.co/S0gmn8RspV @monicabarratt @alexiamadd @deadtheorist @Jenny_L_Davis @MagooApplewood @GlobalDrugSurvy @JasonFerris22

Apr 4, 2022 · 1 like · 1,139 followers View post →

A.P.S.A.D

@APSADConf · X

RT @MagooApplewood: Here is the #BinauralBeats publication: https://t.co/OoNMW9bG9n

Apr 3, 2022 · 1 share · 2,340 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

Providing some aural context for our recent @APSAD_DAR pub co-author, contemporary music lecturer and #award winning music producer, Dr Lachlan Goold @MagooApplewood (@usceduau), has written a blog to hear #binauralbeats

Apr 3, 2022 · 1 like · 1,139 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

@UQMedicine @ChenealPuljevic Providing some aural context for our recent @APSAD_DAR pub co-author, contemporary music lecturer and #award winning music producer, Dr Lachlan Goold @MagooApplewood (@usceduau), has written a blog to hear #binauralbeats

Apr 3, 2022 · 2 likes · 1,139 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

Providing some aural context for our recent @APSAD_DAR pub co-author, contemporary music lecturer and #award winning music producer, Dr Lachlan Goold @MagooApplewood ( @usceduau), has written a blog to hear #binauralbeats

Apr 3, 2022 · 1 like · 1,139 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

@MagooApplewood @Scotty_Regan @deadtheorist @FedUniAustralia This is fantastic @MagooApplewood

Apr 3, 2022 · 4 likes · 1,139 followers View post →

Magoo

@MagooApplewood · X

Here is the #BinauralBeats publication: https://t.co/OoNMW9bG9n

Apr 3, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 708 followers View post →

The vOICe vision BCI

@seeingwithsound.bsky.social · Bluesky

Who uses digital drugs? An international survey of 'binaural beat' consumers https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dar.13464

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The vOICe vision BCI

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Who uses digital drugs? An international survey of 'binaural beat' consumers https://t.co/XtjehVe7hK

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Dr. Eddie Ramirez

@EddieRDMD · X

Journal Drug and Alcohol Review: Newest Psychedelic Drug: the Sound of 'Binaural Beats' Getting People High it has a Psychoactive Effect In Brain Journal: https://t.co/oa5RMCtIHo Press: https://t.co/mDVMmTYqzI @JenniferJillS

Apr 1, 2022 · 1 like · 4,788 followers View post →

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Fake Jesus

@FakeJesusIsBACK · X

They're talking about my channel. That's concerning. I put a lot of work into it. Last thing I want is for it to be included in the war on drugs. uses digital drugs? An international survey of ‘binaural beat’ consumers https://t.co/1grQyGYkza

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@marius021 · X

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Mar 31, 2022 · 88 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

RT @APSAD_DAR: Who uses digital drugs? An international survey of ‘binaural beat’ consumers Open Access paper available here: https://t.co…

Mar 31, 2022 · 1 share · 1,139 followers View post →

Drug&AlcoholReview

@APSAD_DAR · X

Who uses digital drugs? An international survey of ‘binaural beat’ consumers Open Access paper available here: https://t.co/NFqcrWWZtU https://t.co/4SUSxsHrMk

Mar 31, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 2,628 followers View post →

Spin Boy

@Spinboydotcom · X

Who uses digital drugs? An international survey of ‘binaural beat’ consumers https://t.co/phWUz9fLSO

Mar 31, 2022 · 1,148 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

RT @JasonFerris22: @ScienceAlert Chuffed to see @ScienceAlert pick up our publication. For full read click below

Mar 30, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,139 followers View post →

THERADELICS

@theradelics · X

Who uses digital drugs? An international survey of 'binaural beat' consumers https://t.co/UI3vF1Lxhb https://t.co/b3SK4jLECE

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Amsterdam Psychedelic Research Association (APRA)

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Who uses digital drugs? An international survey of 'binaural beat' consumers https://t.co/c2ZVde54dJ

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Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

RT @JasonFerris22: @SciTechDaily1 I am happily surprised by the #media groups that are circulating this #publication Thanks @SciTechDaily1…

Mar 30, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,139 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

See here for the #article https://t.co/lxPWgJHdOS

Mar 30, 2022 · 1 like · 1,139 followers View post →

Alexia Maddox

@alexiamadd · X

RT @JasonFerris22: @SciTechDaily1 I am happily surprised by the #media groups that are circulating this #publication Thanks @SciTechDaily1…

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Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

@SciTechDaily1 I am happily surprised by the #media groups that are circulating this #publication Thanks @SciTechDaily1

Mar 30, 2022 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 1,139 followers View post →

Alexia Maddox

@alexiamadd · X

RT @JasonFerris22: @ScienceAlert Chuffed to see @ScienceAlert pick up our publication. For full read click below

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Riccardo C. Gatti

@RiccardoGatti · X

Who uses digital drugs? An international survey of ‘binaural beat’ consumers - Barratt - - Drug and Alcohol Review - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/fYqlvJFobj

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Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

@medical_tweets Thanks @medical_tweets for picking up our publication. For full read click below

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Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

@ScienceAlert Chuffed to see @ScienceAlert pick up our publication. For full read click below

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Alexia Maddox

@alexiamadd · X

RT @JasonFerris22: #towncrier says “Xtra, Xtra read all about it?” (Pun intended) Who uses digital drugs? An international survey of ‘bina…

Mar 30, 2022 · 1 share · 1,740 followers View post →

Jason Ferris (he/him)

@JasonFerris22 · X

#towncrier says “Xtra, Xtra read all about it?” (Pun intended) Who uses digital drugs? An international survey of ‘binaural beat’ consumers https://t.co/VL4i5InOKE Collab; @monicabarratt @alexiamadd Naomi Smith, Jenny Davis, @MagooApplewood @GlobalDrugSurvy @JasonFerris22

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Who uses digital drugs? An international survey of 'binaural beat' consumers.

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الوتر الحساس | ما هي المخدرات الرقمية؟ وهل يمكن أن يحصل الإدمان عليها؟

Exploring Binaural Beats: User Insights and Applications

DOG SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS THIS or THAT? #shorts

Sirens, Binaural Beats, and Dog Polyglots