Psilocybin
Psilocybin: Could magic mushrooms treat depression and anorexia?
Psilocybin, or magic mushrooms, has been proven to help those suffering depression, now new research is focused on whether it would work for anorexia.
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Prof David Nutt: Psilocybin at least as useful as antidepressant in UK study
The psychedelic drug psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, is as good at reducing symptoms of depression as conventional treatment, a small, early-stage trial has suggested. The study, run by Imperial… Audio
Treating addiction, depression with hallucinogenics
LSD and psilocybin (better known as magic mushrooms) are still listed as Class A's under the Misuse of Drugs Act, but the idea of using these mind altering drugs as a therapy for alcohol, drug… Audio
Prof David Nutt: 'It's irrational to deny people access to LSD'
A former drug policy advisor to the UK's Labour government is in New Zealand to talk about how psychedelic drugs could help control a number of mental health problems and why the war on drugs is a… Audio
Reinvestigating psychedelic drugs
Chair of independent, science-led drugs charity DrugScience, and is Edmund J Safra Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology and Head of the Department of Neuropsychopharmacology and Molecular Imaging at… Audio
Do hallucinogenic drugs have therapeutic effects?
Stephen Ross of New York University's School of Medicine is involved in studies looking at the potential therapeutic effects of the hallucinogen, psilocybin. Audio