The most rigorous test yet of psilocybin as a treatment for alcoholism has found that the compound in psychedelic mushrooms helped heavy drinkers cut back or quit entirely. Psilocybin, found in several species of mushrooms, can cause hours of vivid hallucinations....
Four Canadian cancer patients have been granted permission to use psilocybin as a treatment for end-of-life distress, a groundbreaking role for the hallucinogen in health care. Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu approved the use through the Office of Controlled...