Unregulated sales of a toxic and hallucinogenic mushroom endanger public health, says study

Credit: Dylan Leagh / Unsplash Americans’ interest in a potentially harmful “magic mushroom” is soaring, with Google searches skyrocketing 114% from 2022 to 2023, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science. In a paper published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the scientists suggest that the growing market for Amanita muscaria may be sparked in part by emerging clinical research supporting the safety and efficacy of psilocybin as a treatment for depression. Read More

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