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Hallucinogens
October 03, 2008
Johns Hopkins researchers say the spiritual effects of a substance
found in "sacred mushrooms" may last for more than year. In a
previous study, researchers gave psilocybin to 36 healthy
volunteers with active spiritual lives. After receiving the drug,
60 percent of the participants reported having a "full mystical
experience" that gave them an improved sense of well-being and life
satisfaction more than a year later. Researchers say psilocybin's
long-term effects may mean that hallucinogen-indu...
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...Institute of Drug Abuse survey of high school seniors revealed that over 12% of the students had used
hallucinogens (substances that cause hallucinations), and that many of these drugs probably...
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