‘Magic Mushroom’ Drug Eases Cancer Patient Anxiety

‘Just one dose of a hallucinogenic drug offers many cancer patients up to six months of relief from disease-related anxiety or depression.
Researchers report that a substantial majority of patients got a respite from cancer-related mood disorders after a single large dose of psilocybin, the active compound in perception-altering, vision-inducing “magic mushrooms.”
The researchers caution the drug was given in tightly controlled conditions in the presence of two clinically trained monitors. They don’t recommend use of the compound outside of a research or patient-care setting.’
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