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Jim Harris Was Paralyzed. Then He Ate Magic Mushrooms
Against all odds, Jim Harris was walking. It was exhausting, and he thought he looked like Frankenstein’s monster—stepping forward with his left leg, then throwing his unresponsive right leg around to meet it. But there he was, at a music festival, getting around with...
This Saskatoon doctor is prescribing magic mushrooms for depression
A clinic in Saskatoon is helping local residents access psychedelic drugs, joining groups across the country touting the therapeutic benefits of these once-prohibited substances. “This is going to be a revolution in psychiatry and psychology. And I think it's going to...
Colorado could become 2nd state to decriminalize mushrooms
ENVER -- Fresh off his third tour of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Jason Lopez awoke in crisis from an alcohol-induced nap during a family gathering in Colorado in 2014. The Army Special Forces soldier, thinking he was once again in battle, grabbed the heavy coffee...
Magic mushrooms’ psilocybin can alleviate severe depression when used with therapy
The psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms can help alleviate severe depression when combined with psychotherapy, according to a trial that raises hopes for people failed by existing antidepressants. Nearly a third of patients with severe depression went into...
First-of-its-kind psilocybin trial approved in Vancouver
A Vancouver-based pharmaceutical company will run the first take home psilocybin clinical trial in North America. Health Canada has approved phase two of the trial by Apex Labs, which will evaluate the safety and efficacy of its low dose, multi-dose product APEX-52 in...
Plant Scientists Granted License to Study ‘Magic Mushrooms’
As interest grows in the possible therapeutic effects of psilocybin — a key active compound in so-called “magic mushrooms”– University of Guelph plant science researchers are preparing to begin research into this promising field. After two years of effort, Dr. Max...
N.S. company launching clinical trial to examine magic mushrooms as treatment for PTSD
About an hour outside Halifax, tucked away behind the Hants Community Hospital in Windsor, N.S., workers in a small facility are growing their own magic mushrooms and synthesizing what makes them magic: psilocybin. Its operators, Halucenex Life Sciences Inc.,...
Psychedelics May Lessen Fear of Death and Dying, Similar to Feelings Reported by Those Who’ve Had Near Death Experiences
Summary: Both those who experienced a natural near-death experience and those who had a near-death experience while taking psychedelics report less fear of death and a lasting, spiritual positive experience. Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine In a survey study of more...
Psychedelic drug helped people with alcohol use disorder reduce drinking, study shows
Two doses of psilocybin pills, along with psychotherapy, helped people with alcohol use disorder reduce drinking for at least eight months after their first treatments, results from the largest clinical trial of its kind show. “There’s really something going on here...