Volkow, M.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Psilocybin is the hallucinogenic substance found in “magic mushrooms” and the subject of many studies as a potential ...

Share on Pinterest A new study compared psilocybin with a common SSRI and found that both drugs improved symptoms, while psilocybin provided added benefits. Maki Nakamura/Getty Images A new study ...

Not enough to draw conclusions It would be tempting to conclude from this study that psilocybin works just as well as ...

But while SSRI antidepressants can help in offering relief from symptoms, in comparison, psilocybin, or magic mushrooms, might be more effective, according to a recent study. “This is important ...

A MAN cut off his penis with a blunt axe after taking 'magic mushrooms' and stored it in a snow-filled jar. Doctors have highlighted the shocking first-of-its-kind case to warn of the serious ...

An Austrian man amputated his penis with a blunt axe after consuming a large dose of psilocybin mushrooms, storing its fragments in a jar with soil and dirty snow. Doctors were mostly able to ...

Psilocybin could help people suffering from a mental health problem that can lead to eating disorders, a new study suggests. Psilocybin, the active chemical in "magic" mushrooms, significantly ...

When psychedelic-assisted therapy becomes available in Colorado next year, the state will be just the second in the U.S. to regulate the production and use of psilocybin mushrooms. Oregon was the ...

A suspected drug dealer in Colorado was arrested for allegedly giving a group of teenagers and pre-teens psilocybin mushrooms, also known as "magic mushrooms," causing two of them to overdose ...

Massachusetts voters have a far-out opportunity on Election Day: They can make certain psychedelic drugs legal in the Bay State. If Question 4 passes on Nov. 5, Massachusetts would permit adults ...