New Study Finds More Positive Impacts of Magic Mushrooms
PhD candidates at Maastricht University have found evidence that a single dose of psilocybin (aka the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) can improve mood, empathy, outlook and creativity—for up to seven days after ingestion. Taking the drug in tea form, the 55 subjects were analyzed three times: “once the evening before ingesting psilocybin, once the morning after ingesting psilocybin, and finally seven days after ingesting psilocybin.” The positive results add to the increasing belief that psilocybin could help treat anxiety, depression and PTSD. Read more at PsyPost.