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Magic mushrooms’ psilocybin may help heavy drinkers cut back
The most rigorous test yet of psilocybin as a treatment for alcoholism has found that the compound in psychedelic mushrooms helped heavy drinkers cut back or quit entirely. Psilocybin, found in several species of mushrooms, can cause hours of vivid hallucinations....
Stigma against psychedelics could fade with B.C. decriminalization, experts say
Decriminalization of some hard drugs in British Columbia could help reduce stigma around psychedelic substances that have medicinal value, but have been caught up in the war on drugs, experts say. “The war on drugs is one of the main drivers of the overdose epidemic...
The long history of psychedelics in religion, from ergot-spiked wine to magic mushrooms
In the last century, psychedelics have gone from being at the cutting edge of medical science, to a symbol of the 1960s counterculture, and back again. Thanks to renewed interest among the academic community and changing social attitudes, we're now witnessing a...
Microdosing mushrooms makes life easier and brighter
Stressed out, busy moms say microdosing mushrooms makes life easier and brighter. Researchers caution that they are ‘experimenting on themselves’ Heather Jackson calls it the mother’s wall and it usually comes on very suddenly. She can’t make regular decisions, like...
Biden Administration Plans for Legal Psychedelic Therapies Within Two Years
Microdoses of psychedelic mushrooms may improve mood and mental health
Microdosing refers to the practice of regularly using small amounts of psychedelic substances that do not impair cognitive function. Evidence from mostly small observational studies suggests that microdosing psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms,...
New study looks at magic mushrooms as treatment for depression, without the psychedelic high
A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) will attempt to harness the antidepressant power of psilocybin magic mushrooms, but without the psychedelic experience. Psilocybin is the hallucinogenic chemical compound in "magic" mushrooms that...
New CAMH study to look at whether ‘magic mushrooms’ can help treat depression without the high
Can the compound found in magic mushrooms help treat depression without making people high? That’s what researchers at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health will be endeavoring to find out. Today, the hospital announced it is the recipient of a first-ever...
Growing Mushrooms for Beginners
Magic mushrooms are easy to grow for those so inclined. The issue for many is either illegality, that they cannot grow in their living situation, or cannot obtain the starting materials needed, such as spores. If none of these things are a concern, then anyone can do...