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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybin | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybin | ||
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'''Psilocybin''' is a [[drug]] which is naturally produced in over 200 different species of mushrooms. | '''Psilocybin''' is a [[drug]] which is naturally produced in over 200 different species of mushrooms. | ||
==Effects== | ==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. | + | 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== | ==Medical value== | ||
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 Psilocybin  (drug, psychedelic)   | |
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| Interest of | R. Gordon Wasson |
| A naturally occurring psychedelic with effects similar to LSD. | |
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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