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Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:19:36 +0000

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By: kensp11

kensp11 — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:56:43 +0000

There are two things that we seem to know about many hallucinogenic substances:

1) They are relatively benign, even in comparison to pharmaceuticals.
2) They seem to help people in certain ways.

They deserve more attention than they receive. Negative stereotypes against users of these substances are simply due to ignorance. Whenever I see a stupid stoner on TV, I cringe.

By: From Phantom and Monsters | Rendered Nightmares

From Phantom and Monsters | Rendered Nightmares — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:51:46 +0000

[...] Fed-funded research: magic mushrooms create ‘openness’ [...]

By: weedian

weedian — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:42:10 +0000

Your environment will generally determine your trip and the impact is has on you. Physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

The “openness” is an understatement. Lasttime i had them, everything changed immedietly. The universal connection is right. You can see how things are connected and effected by each other. Its more like a new lens of viewing things that are already there.

Medical studies also show that when taken at the right dose and right time the can help with dealing or stopping cluster headaches, also known as suicide headaches.

http://www.erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms_medical1.shtml

By: Wernstrum

Wernstrum — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:41:06 +0000

I haven’t read the study but from your description I would say that the sessions before the double blinded random initiation of the psilocybin trial function as controls. You state that they were measuring openness after each session whether shrooms were used or not which should enable you to compare the pre shroom openness to the post shroom openness.

By: marrianB

marrianB — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:25:12 +0000

Psilocybin is the active ingredient in what are usually referred to as “magic mushrooms,” or “God’s Flesh.” Magic mushrooms are just one of several drugs being studied for their potential uses in treating everything from cancer, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and a host of other mental disorders. LSD, ecstasy and magic mushrooms are all being studied by researchers as potentially therapeutic drugs.

By: marrianB

marrianB — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:19:13 +0000

In a study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, so-called magic mushrooms were recognized as a potentially healing drug. The research found that patients who were given a controlled dose of psilocybin were more open about their feelings and self-reported better life satisfaction over one year later. Controlled magic mushroom doses could have psychotherapeutic uses. In just a single high dose, psilocybin — a hallucinogen and active ingredient in magic mushrooms — produced notable changes for at least one year in the personalities of almost 60 percent of 51 volunteers in a new Johns Hopkins study. It was believed that psilocybin may have therapeutic uses and is currently studying whether it can help cancer patients handle the depression and anxiety that comes with diagnosis, and whether it can help longtime cigarette smokers quit.

By: AmandaT

AmandaT — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 05:55:52 +0000

This is another significant research in the field of medicine. Psychotherapeutic drugs could be costly to produce and rather unstable. One study, however, has discovered that the normal narcotic in magic mushrooms could be used to treat some psychological problems. The research found that spiritual participants that took psilocybin, the active narcotic in magic mushrooms, noted mystical experiences and better life fulfillment 14 months later. Article resource: Controlled magic mushroom doses could have psychotherapeutic uses

By: Vstoriguard

Vstoriguard — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:51:07 +0000

As I recall, Scientific American ran some material on the use of “magic mushrooms” in the treatment of depression and other disorders about a year or so back. — > http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=psilocybin-book

Again, Signme noted, the researchers were particularly interested in using the drug to lighten the burdens of those in the last stages of terminal diseases.

victor-storiguard.blogspot.com

By: NakedApe

NakedApe — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:54:00 +0000

I have found that on cannabis I also experience thoughts and insights that are unconventional and dreamlike and, if I remember them, quite creative and even useful. What worries me, however, is that people who are ‘spiritual’ and given to superstitious beliefs (theistic) are actually reducing their rationality even further (a form of brain dysfunction). For all I know, this could help them function better in the world but I have always firmly believed that being firmly rooted in verifiable reality is the way to go over some fuzzy ‘in-touch-with-the-Universe’ wishful thinking. That is why science works and shows results while superstitions do NOT. There is no big bright light at the end of the tunnel for me. Sorry!

By: Singme

Singme — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:40:49 +0000

Agreed, there have been great uses for this with terminal patents and depression too.