Psilocybin and Magic Mushrooms: Patterns of Abuse and Consequences of Recreational Misuse
There are also reports on more severe effects, namely persistent psychosis and myocardial infarction.
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Therapeutic guidelines: dangers and contra-indications in therapeutic applications of hallucinogens
Ill-conceived hallucinogen experimentation may induce unstable affect and even precipitate psychotic breaks
Prevalence and associations of challenging, difficult or distressing experiences using classic psychedelics
Approximately one in twenty (4.6 %) reported severely impaired ability to function and roughly one in ten (8.9 %) reported impairment...
Abnormal visual experiences in individuals with histories of hallucinogen use
Very little is known about Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder and related visual abnormalities in hallucinogen users
Challenging experiences after ingesting psilocybin mushrooms
Of the respondents, 2.6% behaved in a physically aggressive or violent manner and 2.7% received medical help
Trial of investigational COMP360 psilocybin therapy
TESAEs included suicidal behavior, intentional self-injury, and suicidal ideation
Prevalence of distressing experiences using psychedelics
2.6 % reported seeking medical, psychiatric, or psychological assistance in the days or weeks following use
Adverse events in clinical treatments
AEs are poorly defined in the context of psychedelic treatments and are probably underreported in the literature due to study design
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