"Psychedelic therapy focused on psilocybin has garnered much new...

"Psychedelic therapy focused on psilocybin has garnered much new interest lately as a potential treatment against anxiety, depression and other mental ills.

In fact, the drug is now legal for mental health treatment in Oregon, a result of a ballot initiative. The recent release of Hulu's miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers has also focused fresh attention to the concept of microdosing psilocybin as a means of therapy."

Long history

"It's a field that foundered in the 1960s as psychedelic drugs became associated with the left-wing counterculture, explained Dr. Charles Grob, a professor of clinical psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences with the UCLA School of Medicine.

However, prior to that, psychedelics like psilocybin had shown "great promise" in mental health research, Grob told HealthDay Now."

"Now, a new generation of researchers are exploring the possibilities of these drugs to help people in crisis."

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2021/12/06/magic-mushroom-drug-mainstream-psilocybin/9141638797167/