What authorities describe as an off-duty pilot's attempt to shut down the engines of a Horizon Air flight with more than 80 people on board has renewed attention on the mental fitness of those allowed in the cockpit.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has a mandatory drug testing program for on-duty pilots or flight attendants, which can include random testing before or after a flight, or testing based on reasonable suspicion. The tests look for opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana and some other drugs — but not psychedelics. The effects of psychedelic mushrooms typically last about six hours. Typically, it they no longer detectable in urine 24 hours after ingestion.
While psilocybin remains illegal in most of the United States, it has been gaining greater acceptance in the U.S. as a potential therapy. The Food and Drug Administration published draft guidance this summer for researchers designing clinical trials for psychedelic drugs to treat depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance-use disorders and other conditions.
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