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Hallucinogen May Reduce Cancer Anxiety

Psilocybin, a hallucinogen that occurs naturally in “magic mushrooms,” appears to be a safe and possibly effective treatment for anxiety in patients with advanced-stage cancer, say California researchers.
A 12-patient pilot study conducted at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California, showed that a single experience with the drug was associated with a significant reduction in anxiety at 1 and 3 months after treatment and improvement of mood that reached significance at 6 months.
The study is the first research on psilocybin for cancer-related anxiety in more than 35 years.
A variety of hallucinogens were the subject of studies from the 1950s to the early 1970s in cancer patients suffering from anxiety and despair, say the authors of the pilot study, led by Charles S. Grob, MD, professor of psychiatry at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.
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