Magic mushrooms
Man Injects Magic Mushrooms, Gets Organ Failure As They Grow in His Blood
The man spent 22 days in hospital following the incident.
How Magic Mushrooms Might Dissolve the Ego Revealed
A new study has examined the impact of psilocybin—the active ingredient in magic mushrooms—on the brain.
Dr. Bronner's Soap Wants American Culture to Integrate Magic Mushrooms ASAP
Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps has committed a million dollars to a campaign to legalize psilocybin therapy in Oregon.
We Could Be Taking Psychedelics to Help Treat Mental Illness in Five Years
The war on drugs which stopped research on psychedelics was "one of the worst examples of censorship of human research in the history of science," according to the authors of a commentary in the journal Cell.
Will Taking MDMA to Save Your Marriage One Day Be Normal?
Newsweek spoke to the co-author of Love Drugs: The Chemical Future of Relationships about the ethics of intervening in this fundamental part of being human with psychoactive substances.
Magic Mushrooms Help Ease Anxiety, Depression in Cancer Patients for Years
Scientists followed the progress of over a dozen cancer patients who took psilocybin.
The Places You Can Trip on Magic Mushrooms Like in 'The Goop Lab'
There isn't anywhere in America where magic mushrooms are legal.
Psychedelic Drugs Linked to Transformative Experiences
Scientists spoke to over 1,000 people at arts and music festivals about their experiences taking psychedelics.
$17 Million Center for Psychedelic Research to Investigate Magic Mushrooms
A new research center funded by private donors will study possible psilocybin therapies at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
A Guide to Taking Psilocybin Mushrooms
Psilocybin mushrooms, often called magic mushrooms or shrooms, might soon be partially legal, or at least decriminalized, in several states. Here's how to trip safely.
What Happens to the Brain During Hallucinations?
The researchers hope their study could help people with mental disorders such as schizophrenia.
Magic Mushrooms Could Be Reclassified, Experts Say
Psilocybin is increasingly being recognized by scientists as potentially effective treatments for a number of psychological disorders, such as addiction and depression.
Paul McCartney Once Saw God During a Drug Trip
The legendary singer from The Beatles also once saw a white squirrel that he believed was his reincarnated dead wife Linda.
Psychedelics May Physically Alter Brain Structure
Findings suggest that psychedelics could be used to treat a host of mood and anxiety disorders, such as depression, anxiety, addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Male Psychedelic Users Less Violent to Partners: Study
Results could one day lead to novel treatments or therapies for reducing domestic violence, the lead author said.
Magic Mushrooms Became Trippy to Prevent Being Eaten
Magic mushrooms' hallucinogenic effects might keep insects away, but it doesn't stop humans.
Can Magic Mushrooms Change Your Politics?
"Psilocybin may produce sustained changes in outlook and political perspective."
California Could Decriminalize Psychedelic Mushrooms
Mayoral candidate says the fungi saved him from heroin.
Magic Mushrooms Reset the Brain, Stop Depression
Brain scans revealed that psilocybin could be more effective than antidepressants.
Tech & Science: 5 Things We Learned This Week
How exposure to allergenic foods may prevent food allergies is among the things we learned in Tech & Science this week.
Magic Mushroom Ingredient Could Treat Depression
Five of 12 patients treated were in remission three months later.
Psilocybin Can Decrease the Pain of Social Exclusion
The drug could be used to help treat anxiety and depression in the future.
Psychedelics Promise a 'Paradigm Shift' in Treating Mental Illness
Psilocybin, LSD and other chemicals should be extensively studied, scientists say.
Psychedelic Drugs 'Safe as Riding a Bike or Playing Soccer'
A letter published in the Lancet Psychiatry Journal has claimed that psychedelic drugs are safer than currently thought.
Class-A Drugs Accidentally Legalised in Ireland
Emergency legislation signed after Appeal Court ruling effectively legalised more than 100 hard drugs in Ireland.
Day Tripping: Benefits Seen in Psychedelics
New research suggests careful use may aid the mentally ill.
Kick Your Smoking Habit With...Magic Mushrooms?
Participants at Johns Hopkins reported an 80 percent abstinence from cigarettes following the psilocybin study