Psilocybin mushrooms are going mainstream, but scientific research and regulation lag behind
- Written by Hollis Karoly, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Psilocybin mushrooms contain numerous chemical compounds that researchers have not yet studied.Smitt/iStock via Getty Images PlusAmid a renaissance in the science of psychedelics, public interest in psilocybin – or magic mushrooms, as they’ve long been known – is surging.
One study found that rates of psilocybin use increased 44%...