Psilocybin

even be better than most of the current forms of treatment. Psilocybin is a psychedelic compound from magic mushrooms that acts as a drug that can dramatically enhance the lives of people who suffer from incapacitating psychiatric disorders like anxiety and depression. And according to the findings of the research, the full impact of psilocybin still needs to be further explored. Psychedelics like LSD and (lysergic acid diethylamide) psilocybin are more known as a party drug than as forms of…

and learning and memory (Nakanishi 1992, Volkow 2016). Classifying LSD and Psilocybin: The Deadly Duo on the Black Market Now that a substantial background of hallucinogens, categories that make up the wide range of this drug, and the results in taking a sample of whichever psychedelic were briefly touched on, this would be the most appropriate and best time to look into the serotonergic psychedelics, LSD and psilocybin.. “D-lysergic acid diethylamide” or LSD, for short, is a very common…

also benefit. Roland Griffiths from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has speculated that therapy combined with drugs such as magic mushrooms can set struggling people on the right path. The prudent use of these drugs has led him to believe, "With psilocybin people feel reorganized [after therapy] and the nature of the reorganization is such that there are effects on attitudes towards addiction (Senthilingam).” In a controlled setting, chaotic episodes could potentially promote well-being. It…

Many articles focus on depression and anxiety mainly because of the effect psychedelics have on the mind. The article Psilocybin with Psychological Support for Treatment-Resistant Depression: An Open-Label Feasibility Study written by Harris Carhart goes over a study done of 12 people who had major depression that resisted treatment. All 12 were given two doses of psilocybin, a psychedelic, and it was found that after a week some recipients had reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, and…

Right ethics (RE) is a moral theory that is a branch of Deontology, another interesting moral theory. For every duty there is a corresponding right, and for every right there is corresponding duty. The rights introduced or promoted by a society are protected and given the utmost precedence. These rights are deemed to be ethically right and legitimate since a large population sanctions them. The two ethical agents in this theory are the duty bearer and the rights bearer – these are never the same…

enhanced availability of information normally repressed by these systems (Vollenweider 1998). Changes in perception result from disconnected oscillatory activity of the thalamocortical circuits. This causes activity in the thalamocortical systems. The Activation of excitatory cortical neurons with serotonin 2A receptors alters the normal rhythmic oscillations of cortical neurons, resulting in a decoupling between cells, and a disorganization of cortical activity (Carhart-Harris et al., 2014a).…

When both Psilocybin and LSD were deemed illegal in certain countries, MDMA began to emerge. In 1970, biochemist Alexander Shulgin explored controlling the altered consciousness MDMA had on people. Following Shulgin, around 4,000 psychiatrists and psychologists began experimenting with MDMA in their practice. Case reports from individual psychiatrists and psychologist proved that MDMA-assisted psychotherapy was successful in treating their patients. Although case reports analyzing the effects of…

Many people may be concerned with the secretion of the drug and how and where it is broken down, but probably not if you are in your euphoric state. The discharge of glucuronidated metabolites, as well as the small portion of psilocybin that wasn’t altered, occurs in the kidneys. Generally after three hours, about 70% of the renal excretion is complete, but this process is also very dependent on the individual’s physical makeup. Through multiple studies, scientists have concluded that the…

Hallucinogenic mushrooms, or shrooms, are varieties of mushrooms that contain psilocybin and psilocin. People take shrooms fresh or dried by eating them or brewing them into tea and drinking them. This induces feelings of euphoria and altered perceptions of reality. In large doses, mushrooms have the same effects as LSD; however, too large a dose often results in psychosis. Consistent users will build up a tolerance to psilocybin and psilocin, meaning they’d have to take increased amounts to…

In contrast opioids, much more addictive and highly dangerous were classed as schedule 2 because of their pain-killing qualities. The four most popular psychedelic drugs are lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), MDMA (ecstasy), Psilocybin (found in magic mushrooms), and THC/CBD (found in Cannabis). The Drug Enforcement Agency classifies substances as Schedules 1-5 based on the qualities of a drug, with 1 being completely illegal with no medical use. This extremely restrictive category…