CBS News: Psychedelic Study Shows Positive Results

Yesterday MSNBC and CBS News published an article reporting on the lasting effects of psilobybin on self-confidence and optimism. It describes the results from a research project in 2002 at the John Hopkins University.

The experiment was funded in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The results were published online Tuesday by the Journal of Psychopharmacology.

Fourteen months after taking the drug (which occurs naturally in certain mushrooms), 64 percent of the volunteers said they still felt at least a moderate increase in well-being or life satisfaction, in terms of things like feeling more creative, self-confident, flexible and optimistic. And 61 percent reported at least a moderate behavior change in what they considered positive ways.

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Comments

olli - 2008-07-02 17:23:37

i just hope that the ban doesnt last for ever :) it would be great to see them be legal again. best of luck to our little friend the shroom :)

sastus - 2008-07-03 15:05:58

to put into the legality only serious soil purity of the plant, but we all know that the prohibition is not functional

Daan - 2008-07-08 17:36:24

-1

Luckily we will still be able to grow them in the comfort of our own homes, away from all the evil tourist who use our beautiful mushroom without thinking ahead about 'how' they should use it. And IMO... growing them is so much more fun than just buying them in a shop :)

vaaris - 2008-07-09 10:38:12

If the glocal situation doesnt sink us back into dark ages, maybe in 100 years we will be using psychedelics to help people solve their mental problems and become more whole,,,,, theres work to do before that,,

G.O.G. to g.y-for me - 2008-07-10 16:05:45

-2

I want my stuff.f legal

kids get insane - 2008-07-10 16:09:19

in the brain

Bjarke Maan - 2008-07-13 15:04:07

I would like to know if maybe the same things appears of using chemical drugs also (mind expanding offcourse) cause a week ago i took my so far, Exstremest trip on Acid (LSD) and i have actually feld me more positive, calm and open since. then i read this article last night, and i started wondering if it maybe could be a "Bi- Effect" of "MIND- EXSPANSION" ..... Just wondering ;)

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