“It is likely that the effects we observed are inflated by high expectations. The results need to be replicated in larger placebo-controlled trials.” And while this was the first study to investigate ...

A new study published this week shows that psilocybin shows promise as a treatment for alcohol misuse disorder, giving new evidence that the psychoactive component of magic mushrooms could help people ...

The psychedelic compound psilocybin, commonly known as “shrooms” or magic mushrooms, may help people who struggle with alcohol dependence better manage their drinking, a new study found. In what ...

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Two doses of psilocybin pills, along with psychotherapy, helped people with alcohol use disorder reduce drinking for at least eight months after their first treatments, results from the largest ...

A randomized clinical trial, published Aug. 24 in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, found that in combination with psychotherapy, psilocybin helped treat people’s alcohol use disorder. Analyzing a group of ...

Psilocybin, the hallucinogen behind the trippy effects of "magic mushrooms," may help people with alcohol use disorder cut down on or stop drinking when they take the drug in conjunction with talk ...

Are mushrooms the magic therapeutic to help overcome alcohol use disorder? New data published last month suggest that the answer is yes. Furthermore, the biopharmaceutical company B.More, Inc recently ...

At the end of the eight-month trial, 48% of the patients who used psilocybin reported quitting alcohol use entirely, according to the researchers, who collected hair and fingernail samples to confirm ...