Results: 'Magic mushroom' ingredient could be used to treat depression, study says!
Published on 12/16/2019
"Magic mushrooms" may have moved one step closer to becoming a treatment for depression.
The active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms is called psilocybin -- and a new British study suggests it could safely be used to treat depression when other drugs have failed, offering hope to millions of patients worldwide.
The study, conducted by King's College London and mental healthcare company Compass Pathways, administered psilocybin to 89 healthy adult volunteers. The study compared the effects of 10mg and 25mg doses of psilocybin, and a placebo.
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Have you ever taken magic mushrooms?
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There were "no serious adverse events" and "no negative effects" on cognitive and emotional function among the volunteers that took psilocybin, according to a Compass Pathways press release. Do you think that taking magical mushrooms can have an adverse effect on health? Yes
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Do you think that alternative drugs like magical mushrooms should be prescribed to mental health patients? Yes
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Do you think that Big Pharma will loose all the profits if psychiatrists start prescribing alternative drugs like magic mushrooms? Yes
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