TTP | Magic Mushrooms: Coming to a Pharmacy Near You
April 14th, 2010
They’re grown in cow sh*t, aren’t always easy to come by, and after a quick munch, Lewis Carroll’s world becomes your world. Hallucinogenic mushrooms—or rather the psilocybin in them—not only open new doors in the mind, but may soon open new doors to treatment in the medical field as well.
In experiments held in the past few years at John Hopkins medical school, researchers found that giving psilocybin to people dealing with depression and terminal illness allowed them to step outside themselves and their own problems into a higher level of consciousness, understanding, and appreciation. The results were shockingly similar to parking lot research conducted after an Allman Brothers Band concert.
[What do you think about ... Magic Mushrooms?]
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Percent of subjects that reported moderately or greatly increased well-being or life satisfaction compared with those given a placebo, per one of the Hopkins studies. Little was disclosed about the other 21%, but we're guessing that they remain fearful of being gored by the unicorn jockeyed by a laughing troll. |
I am 100 percent in favor of the intelligent use of drugs, and 1,000 percent against the thoughtless use of them, whether caffeine or LSD.
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Timothy Leary
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psychonautics
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noun. 1. A methodology for describing and explaining the subjective effects of altered states of consciousness, including those induced by mind altering substances. 2. A fancy word for tripping balls and telling people about it.
The Harvard Psilocybin Project ran from 1960 until March of 1962. Headed up by Dr. Tim Leary and Dr. Rich Alpert, the two ended up getting fired from the university after their advocacy and personal discovery using the drug were believed to dominate their focus. In essence, the cats were too cool for school.
Results May Vary
| Possible Benefits | Possible Negatives |
| Euphoria | Dysphoria |
| Mystical experience | Perceptual disorder |
| Relieves depression/anxiety | Can cause anxiety and exacerbate depression |
| Relieves PTSD/OCD | Can cause weakness of limbs and nausea |
| Makes laser light shows cool | Can cause laser light show attendance |
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Is Earth equipped with all the plant life and minerals mankind needs to medicate and cure us? Are some hippie academics just looking for another way to legitimize illegal drug use? Take a trip with Don Lattin and find out what manifested the movement. Then decide for yourself. |
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