#Psilocybin

You’ve probably heard the anti-meth ad campaign slogan before: “Meth: Not Even Once.” The idea is that doing meth just one time can potentially ruin your life, which, given what little I know about meth, it does not seem like a casual thing you do to blow…

A small study found that a single 25mg dose of psilocybin produced measurable brain changes that were still visible a month later, along with reported improvements in psychological insight, wellbeing, and mental flexibility.…

Psilocybin may selectively lower aggressive behavior in the the notoriously nasty mangrove rivulus.

From Independent RSS Feed: Scientists work to discover how a single psychedelic trip may cause physical changes in the brain

From Reddit - r/psychology: A single dose of psilocybin outperforms nicotine patches for quitting smoking. The results suggest that psychedelic treatments might offer a highly effective new approach for people struggling to overcome tobacco addiction.

From Menshealth RSS Feed: Psychedelics May Soon Become Easier to Get. Is That Good?

Scientists are exploring a new way to harness the medical promise of psychedelic compounds without the mind-bending side effects. Researchers created modified versions of psilocin — the active form of psilocybin from “magic mushrooms” — that still target…