Psilocybin: Magic mushroom compound provides anti-anxiety effect that lasts years, study finds

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The psychedelic compound reduced anxiety and depression in cancer patients, as well as improved their attitudes toward death.

"Adding to evidence dating back as early as the 1950s, our findings strongly suggest that psilocybin therapy is a promising means of improving the emotional, psychological, and spiritual well-being of patients with life-threatening cancer," said Dr Stephen Ross, lead investigator of the 2016 study.

According to the New York University researchers, psilocybin could provide medical practitioners with a useful tool to amplify the effectiveness of psychotherapy and relieve the psychological weight of cancer. Previous research has indicated that the psychedelic compound targets a specific network of the brain known as the default mode network.

 

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Great. Now you just have to go out and pick some before the junkies tan them all. 🍄✨

PsychedelicMtns I eat these like skittles 😂

daylnLa

Why would it be only cancer sufferers ?

Yeah whenever I took them I was so anxious and depressed I laughed like a drain for hours at a time

'Groovy'.

Mindblowing!

Nature is the best cure! We as a civilisation have lost the ability to look to what's around us to get results!

Next news it gets dark at night

Well done to the Researchers of New York's University at Grossman School of medicine. 👏

Far out!

In other words, find one of these and eat it on the spot

Psychedelic drugs make people feel different? Colour me shocked! In other news drinking water keeps you hydrated 😱

Of course it does have you never tried magic mushrooms x

One of the best highs you could ever have!

cjd1976

Tell Peter Green that.

I need to get me some of that.

Could definitely do with some!

You gotta ask why you have anxiety you pansies. Grow up.

Magic mushrooms all round 🤪🤪🤪

If only the English would quit alcohol and opt for something that us not toxic, mushrooms of magic.

No wonder old hippies are so laid back

You’re late!

Me after reading this

Listen iv had shrooms n lsd they aint goid for anxiety just ask the victims of MK Ultra

Anxiety makes me sad, I used to be such a fungi.

Could of told you this 10 years ago.

Not enough years for me

I’d like to try this anxiety is crippling sometimes

*pulls on wellies and runs out in snow to find them*

Il take 10

Available on prescription to remainers

🍄

so did the people in the study take these magic mushrooms

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