Thursday, February 4, 2021

Psychedelic drug for terminally ill volunteers

 


A capsule of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in "magic mushrooms".(Supplied: St Vincent's Hospital)

In Melbourne's St Vincent's Hospital, down the hall from the cancer day unit, there's an unassuming room known simply as "The Retreat".  This is where a select few volunteers are offered a unique opportunity: to confront their deepest fears under a heavy dose of a psychedelic.

Terminally ill patients spend three to four hours here under the influence of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in "magic mushrooms"…….

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-04/psychedelics-therapeutic-use-cancer-trial-regulator-rejects-bid/13112074

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