New Zealand approves medicinal use of 'magic mushrooms' (www.bangkokpost.com)
from RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to world@lemmy.world on 18 Jun 15:39
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Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org on 18 Jun 16:29 next collapse

Hell yeah! They’re genuinely a very effective medicine when combined with regular therapy.

N0t_5ure@lemmy.world on 20 Jun 22:26 collapse

Only psychiatrists who have been involved in psilocybin clinical trials will be allowed to prescribe it, and they must strictly report its use and keep detailed records.

Unfortunately, there’s only one such psychiatrist:

The psychiatrist, Cameron Lacey, who was behind the first clinical trials of psilocybin, has been identified as the only medical practitioner to prescribe the drug.