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ADDICTION DRUG USE HALLUCINOGENS

What to Know About Magic Mushroom Use
By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc, MSc, MA, PhD
Updated on July 20, 2022
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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Side effects of magic mushrooms
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Medical Use
Can magic mushrooms help with medical conditions? Some say yes. In 2018,
researchers from Johns Hopkins University recommended reclassification of
psilocybin from Schedule I to Schedule IV in order to allow for medical use.

As a Schedule 1 drug, psilocybin cannot be prescribed for medicinal use. If its

classification is changed, psilocybin mushrooms could then potentially be available
by prescription.

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