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Re:Microdosing with psilocybin mushrooms: a double-blind pla... by its_bbq on Saturday August 06, 2022 @09:30AM (#32367910)
This is so disingenuous. Psilocybin directly affects levels of different neurotransmitters in the brain. Aspirin is an anti inflammatory.
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Re:Microdosing with psilocybin mushrooms: a double-blind pla... by BossingAround on Saturday August 06, 2022 @10:16AM (#32368302)
It's not about disingenuousness, it's about the proper terminology. Caffeine is "psychoactive" yet very few people would say that you need to clear your mental baggage before you start drinking coffee.
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Re:Microdosing with psilocybin mushrooms: a double-blind pla... by hackernewds on Saturday August 06, 2022 @01:32PM (#32369971)
It's a difference in the degree of effect. it seems there is some intentional focus on being pedantic and perfunctory.
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