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Jake Cox, from Chatham, says he hopes to roll out mental health training for barbers across the UK. Study author and consultant psychiatrist Dr James Rucker said the drug was thought to have "a direct action on the brain, putting it into a more flexible state and providing an window of opportunity for therapy". But the short-term side-effects could be frightening and support must always be on hand, the researchers said. She has no concerns her kids might want to sneak a taste, saying they hate mushrooms and in "no way" would want to eat a "slimy" one from the ground. She says the couple have done their research and claims "there's no way I could accidentally take too much". She is happy to keep her capsules at home and says she treats them as she would any substance that might potentially be harmful, making sure they're "not lying around for the children to pick up".

Veteran Kelsi Sheren spoke at the subcommittee hearing in Ottawa to advocate for greater access for veterans to psilocybin-assisted therapy. Psilocybin is a powerful drug that can impact your capacity to make smart, sound judgments. And, though rare, it has also been linked to the risk of psychosis. He says psilocybin-assisted therapy can help the brain communicate in a way it hasn’t done before.

Some trials add an extra day of therapy in between two treatments. But many of those same researchers warn the hype over psychedelics is outpacing the science -- and that the treatment comes with significant risks for some patients. They fear that, unless research is conducted methodically and ethically, widespread use of psilocybin could result in a public backlash, as it did in the 1960s, relegating a promising treatment to the dustheap of banned substances. The consequences of psilocybin mushroom abuse can vary depending on how much and how often the drug is used.

The current surge of psilocybin research points to a potential future when so-called "Hollandia Magic Truffles" mushrooms are fully demystified. For scientists like Jacobs, this simply means better harm reduction. Yet the mystery of how psilocybe mushrooms migrate vast distances pales in comparison to how the psilocybin compound came to have the effect that it does in humans. Symptoms usually subside in 6-8 hours, though some may take as long as several days to resolve fully. Benzodiazepines may be used for sedation and treatment of panic attacks, hallucinations, and seizures. Psychiatric consultation and evaluation may be needed in some cases (see Treatment).

This analysis, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, was led by researchers at NYU Langone Health, New York City, and the University of Florida, Gainesville. The data used for the analysis were collected through the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program, a grant program aimed at reducing drug trafficking and misuse administered by the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Though law enforcement seizures do not necessarily reflect prevalence of use, they represent an indicator of the availability of illicit drugs. The researchers found that most seizures occurred in the Midwest (36.0%), followed by the West (33.5%). The greatest total weight in seizures came from the West (1,864 kg/4,109 lbs, representing 42.6% of all seizures), followed by the South (1,832 kg/4,039 lbs, representing 41.8%).