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A rare study of the drug contained in ``magic mushrooms'' is providing some interesting results that could lead to better treatment for addicts and others.
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9 responses // Benefits from drug in 'magic mushrooms'

  • I'm intrigued!
    shroomfairy
  • I count my magic mushroom experience as one of the most beneficial in my life. I didn't have a lab setting, but the guidance of wise, religious people.
    AnaMireles
  • I agree this is interesting and intriguing. I can't wait until we can freely study some of these drugs. We could know so much more and people could be so much better informed and educated (and therefore safe) if we were allowed to freely research all drugs.

    New research is always interesting and in my opinion studies in psychology such as this one could allow us to learn a lot about ourselves (personally, biologically, and as a society).
    torybart
  • My shroom experiences have always been good and interesting. I learn about myself and gain a new perspective on life. I hope they can come out with more studies on this wonderful fungus so people who need it the most can benefit from it's use.
    ks33182
  • http://current.com/items/88817411_mushroom_miracle
    Ah the magical world of mushrooms. Check out this Current pod about mushroom hunting, and eating, in England.
    abbym0308
  • I felt a lot of the same things the woman in this study described.. shrooms are definitely very powerful little suckers, but very awesome ones. ive had really painful emotional experiences, but also achieved zen while under their influence. the impact of a good trip is really lasting too, i'll vouch for that... a real eye and heart opening experience... not for everyone I'm sure, but I'm a big big fan.
    elisealcyone
  • Thank you so much for posting this. It's not just psilocybin that works this way, dimethyltryptamine has been discovered to work much in the same way. Really great to read this article and discover correlating results to those I've experienced myself, and that indigenous people have always known of.

    I was only commenting recently upon the effect of the widespread recreational abuse of such drugs in the 1960s, on a thread about the current spate of salvia trips being posted on youtube. Let's hope this trend doesn't shut research down again in a wave of moral hysteria, as the benefits of this research are clearly spelled out here.

    What's interesting is that these substances are also neurologically compatible. In other words, when you consume natural hallucinogens, you are not introducing into your brain a substance that is foreign to human chemistry. In fact you are raising the level of a hormone that is already present in the brain. When you take ecstasy for example, the MDMA molecule, it's something that gets into your brain, but that is not part of natural chemistry. As we know, hallucinogenic molecules work like keys that fit into locks. The locks are the receptors on the surface of our brain cells. I think what you get with other, synthetic hallucinogens, is the feeling that your locks have been played around with keys that didn't fit exactly. What is striking with psilocybin, dimethyltryptamine and other such compounds, once you've had the experience is that the next day you actually feel better, not worse.
    dearmat23
  • http://current.com/items/89067158_study_finds_long_bene...
    Here's a CNN report on the story.
    abbym0308
  • Ah Ha the "word" that was lost for obtaining ritual illumination and the "narcotic" catalyst. Entheogens that are keys to "mystic" and godly transformations. Amanita Muscaria and psilocybin. There are several publications that will enlighten your mind about the development of higher intelligences : "The Sacred Mushroom", Allegro's "The Sacred Mushroom and The Cross" Wasson et. al., "Persephone's Quest: Entheogens and the Origins of Religion to name a few. I also reccomend Dr. Timothy Leary.
    Homunculus_Moonchild

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