Can Shrooms Cure Depression?

In this episode, we discuss the use of psilocybin as a potential drug for treating depression. In November of 2020 an article was published regarding the results of a study on shrooms and the relationship to depression. The results could change the future of mental health treatment options. 

https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/hallucinogens

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181663/pdf/DialoguesClinNeurosci-3-265.pdf

https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/109/6/1820.full.pdf

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/dopamine

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4231020/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4471964/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0028390818300753

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