Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Fun times with Fungi: How Magic Mushrooms Can be Used to Treat Depression and Addiction

 I know that when discussing psychedelics, we tend to think about crazy hallucinations and having a crazy dream like trip, but recently researchers have found that there are a lot of benefits that can come from the use of psychedelic drugs. In particular there is a new type of therapy called psychedelic therapy where psychedelics are used to help aid patients.  Psychedelic drugs have been used in other nonwestern forms of medicine for centuries. 

 

Very Early research using psychedelic drugs first began in the 1960’s until the drugs were made illegal in the United States. While psychedelic drugs such as LSD and psilocybin are still illegal in the U.S., they are believed to have the potential to treat a range of conditions including anxiety, depression, and addiction. This research has been picked up once again, but this time in the twenty first century with twenty first century laboratories and equipment. 

 

Since psychedelics are very illegal the techniques in which this form of therapy can be carried out are widely distributed. The most agreed upon method is called microdosing. Microdosing involves taking very small, sub hallucinogenic doses of psychedelic substances. This means that there will be no hallucinogenic reaction by taking the drug in this small way. Proponents of microdosing suggest that even very low doses can have beneficial health effects such as enhancing performance, increasing energy, and decreasing depression.  Psychedelic therapy can help treat anxiety and mood disorders, alcohol and substance use disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. While it is still in its early stages of research, I honestly think that we will start to see the legal use of psychedelic drugs like we already have begun to see it in Oregon.

 

Jessica Ross (9)

Source: https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/10/09/psychedelics-mental-illness-lsd-psilocybin

11 comments:

  1. Great post. Given how many people today are affected by anxiety, depression, addiction, and PTSD this is very promising. Finding a way that can actually treat these disorders would be a huge step in improving the quality of life for so many.

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    1. Thank you! I totally agree and it would be really cool to see solutions for the problems you described!

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  2. Hi Jessica, your title was very clever! This post was very fun to read and very informative. This reminded me of the states making use of marijuana legal after being illegal for a while. Maybe with the benefits that this mushroom is offering, they will make it legal.
    Kristina Baldeo

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    1. Hi Kristina,
      Thanks so much! And it also reminded me of how marijuana became legal and is now wildly used to treat a plethora of mental health disorders!

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  3. HI Jessica,
    This post is very interesting because LSD and hallucinogens have a pretty bad reputation because of their misuse. Marijuana also used to have a bad reputation and now people use it medically, so I wonder if we'll see hallucinogens become more common in medicine as time progresses?
    Hannah K

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  4. It's a shame that legality of substances often makes prohibited drug research seem taboo. Many of these drugs could have positives on health factors, but they cannot be researched or prescribed due to legality. Many drug laws could be relaxed in the future.

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  5. This was an interesting read. I have heard people talking about their experience with microdosing before and they have all noticed extremely positive outcomes from it. I think that with more research this kind of work could be beneficial from those suffering with mental health issues.

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    1. Thanks! I have also heard of other people's positive experiences with micro-dosing. I agree that with more testing it could be used as a real solution.

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