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‘Magic mushrooms’ grow in man’s blood after injection with shroom tea

by Karan Aggarwal | Feb 2, 2021 | Benefits

A man brewed a tea from “magic mushrooms” and injected the concoction into his veins; several days later, he ended up at the emergency department with the fungus growing in his blood. The man spent 22 days in the hospital, with eight of those days in the...

Psilocybin and psilocin (“Magic mushrooms”)

by Karan Aggarwal | Sep 30, 2020 | Benefits

“Magic mushrooms” is the term that is used to describe mushrooms that contain hallucinogens, usually psilocybin and psilocin. When people take magic mushrooms, they may see, hear or feel things that are not really there. A person who uses magic mushrooms may also...

Sask. man granted exemption to use ‘magic mushroom’ therapy for end-of-life anxiety Social Sharing

by Karan Aggarwal | Aug 11, 2020 | Benefits

A Saskatchewan resident has been approved by the federal Office of Controlled Substances to use psilocybin — an active ingredient in ‘magic mushrooms’ — to treat his anxiety. Thomas Hartle has Stage 4 colon cancer. The 52-year-old father of two was...

What the future holds for medical psychedelics in Canada

by Karan Aggarwal | Dec 27, 2019 | Benefits

Bruce Tobin became interested in psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms, 10 years ago when he was approached by a woman who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. She was suffering from intense depression, anxiety and hopelessness and the prospect...

Can psychedelic drugs help ease the fear of death?

by Karan Aggarwal | Nov 17, 2020 | Benefits

Patients in a clinical trial attempt to ease their fears and depression using psychedelic drugs Patients without much longer to live are finding mental (and perhaps even spiritual) relief in an unlikely source — magic mushrooms. Anthony Bossis, a clinical assistant...