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Psilocybin Mushrooms Are Changing the Way You Die

With groundbreaking research, scientists are proving that psilocybin mushrooms benefit the mental states of people with terminal illnesses.

Psilocybin Mushrooms Are Changing the Way You Die
the room at a clinical research center where patients take hallucinogens. (NYU)

For thousands of years, people have used psychedelics to pursue life-altering experiences. With relatively low risk, these drugs have provided great insight to many. They also have, in smaller doses, helped to improve concentration and mental ability. Recently, LSD microdosing even became the subject of an anonymous public study. Now, information is out about the healing effects of psilocybin mushrooms on depression and anxiety on the terminally ill.

Also known as magic mushrooms, the drug can produce vivid hallucinations in heavy doses, but the overdose and injury risk are both particularly low. As a result, Denver is actually considering decriminalizing the drug, but they are not alone in showing support; a recent study points to a very interesting medical use for psilocybin mushrooms.

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