Craig Mitchelldyer / AP In recent years, there's been growing interest in psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in "magic mushrooms" or "shrooms" as a potentially beneficial therapy for mental ...

Regulation of psilocybin — the “magic” substance in psychedelic mushrooms — has been a hot-button issue for Californians in recent years, but repeated attempts by state lawmakers to allow medical use ...

I visited one of Vancouver's four "magic" mushroom dispensaries, which sell the illegal drug openly. Dozens of patrons crowded the tiny store, most of them returning members. The store offered a ...

This is the first story in a series about psychedelic drugs in Denver. DENVER – Kess Hirsheimer was in a deep and dangerous depression, "ready to do anything that would help the pain." So when LSD was ...

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(AP) - The psychedelic chemical in “magic mushrooms” may ease depression in some hard-to-treat patients, a preliminary study found. The effects were modest and waned over time but they occurred with a ...

Many people are turning to psilocybin to help ease depression, but research shows it can have short-term side effects Nausea, dizziness and spikes in blood pressure were most common, and resolved over ...

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