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Could magic mushrooms in care homes help curb fear of death?

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Could magic mushrooms in care homes help curb fear of death? Psychedelic drugs could 'revolutionise' end-of-life treatment, expert says

Psychedelic drugs such as those in magic mushrooms could ‘revolutionise’ care home treatment if given to people at the end of their life, an expert has argued.

Dr David Luke, associate professor of psychology at Greenwich University and an authority on the science of such drugs, said they can reduce the fear of death.

Speaking at Cheltenham Science Festival, he said: ‘I think there’s a good argument for psychedelics in palliative care.’

Psilocybin, the compound found in magic mushrooms, shows significant promise in studies for reducing depression.


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https://globalnews.ca/news/8884032/magi ... nceton-bc/ thinking there trying to make them legal here one person I believe is already prescribed them
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