Magic mushrooms could have medical benefits

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the hallucinogen in magic mushrooms may no longer hippies seeking trippy high.
researchers @ johns hopkins university school of medicine have been studying effects of psilocybin, chemical found in psychedelic mushrooms, that's credited inducing transcendental states. now, say, they've zeroed in on perfect dosage level produce transformative mystical , spiritual experiences offer long-lasting life-changing benefits, while carrying little risk of negative reactions.

breakthrough speed day when doctors use psilocybin--long viewed skeptically association 1960s countercultural thrill-seekers--for range of valuable clinical functions, easing anxiety of terminally ill patients, treating depression , post-traumatic stress disorder, , helping smokers quit. already, studies in depressed cancer patients given drug have reported positive results. "i'm not afraid die anymore" 1 participant told lookout.

johns hopkins study--whose results published week in journal psychopharmacology--involved giving healthy volunteers varying doses of psilocybin in controlled , supportive setting, on 4 separate sessions. looking more year later, 94 percent of participants rated 1 of top 5 spiritually significant experiences of lifetimes.

identifying exact right dosage hallucinogenic drugs crucial, roland griffiths, professor of psychiatry @ johns hopkins led study, explained lookout. that's because "bad trip" can trigger hazardous, self-destructive behavior, low doses don't produce kind of transformative experiences can offer long-term benefits. trying range of doses, griffiths said, researchers able find sweet spot, "where high or intermediate dose can produce, reliably, these mystical experiences, low probability of significant fear reaction."

hope long-lasting spiritual , transcendental experiences associated psilocybin could--if conducted in controlled , supportive setting, , appropriate dosage levels--help ease patients' fear , anxiety, allowing them approach death greater sense of calm. (you can see 1 terminally ill cancer patient speak movingly positive effects of psilocybin here.)
griffiths thinks drug may have potential alleviate suffering of terminal patients. he's leading separate johns hopkins psilocybin study, using volunteers depressed after being diagnosed cancer. "so far we've had--anecdotally only--very positive results," comparable study healthy volunteers, said. study university of california, los angeles last year reported similar positive results.

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