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The drug has been found to have beneficial effects on mental health.<ref>http://naturalnews.com/2016-12-13-medical-scientists-stunned-as-magic-mushroom-treatment-found-to-heal-mental-illness-yet-it-remains-illegal.html</ref>
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The drug has been found to have beneficial effects on mental health.<ref>http://naturalnews.com/2016-12-13-medical-scientists-stunned-as-magic-mushroom-treatment-found-to-heal-mental-illness-yet-it-remains-illegal.html</ref> Researchers from investigators at the [[University of Alabama at Birmingham]] published research in 2017 that suggested that psilocybin use was associated with a decreased likelihood of antisocial criminal behavior.<ref>http://www.uab.edu/news/innovation/item/8802-study-suggests-psychedelic-drugs-could-reduce-criminal-behavior</ref>
 
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Psilocybin is a drug which is naturally produced in over 200 different species of mushrooms.

Effects

The drug produces a psychedelic intoxication similar to those of LSD, lasting for a number of hours. It has minimal physical effects on the body.

Medical value

The drug has been found to have beneficial effects on mental health.[1] Researchers from investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham published research in 2017 that suggested that psilocybin use was associated with a decreased likelihood of antisocial criminal behavior.[2]

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