Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon

Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by katzenversteher on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @03:54AM (#37995959)

At least "natural" psilocybin can't be compared with opiods at all, other that both are controlled substances. Psilocybin is not addictive, it's way to exhausting and also physiologically not possible.

However, there is still a lot of potential for harm. The biggest one is triggering latent psychosis and other psychological issues followed by possibly dangerous actions under the influence of high doses.

I also believe the "recreational" potential is low but it will probably be very interesting for many people to try at least once.

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by achenet on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @04:08AM (#37996071)

speaking as someone who has done a fair amount of recreational drug use, including shrooms -

you can totally use shrooms too much, because you're bored on summer break so you eat a bunch to spice up your day. It's honestly not the smartest use of it, but 'overuse'/spending too much time tripping is totally a thing.

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by edgyquant on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @12:55PM (#38001900)

> Psilocybin is not addictive

This is what was said about THC until it was legal and now we know there are physical withdrawal side effects in a decent percentage of people. So I don’t trust advocates pushing this narrative at all

> I also believe the "recreational" potential is low

Laughable. Most people doing magic mushrooms are doing so recreationally. That’s what it’s known for, that’s why there has to be entire talks given about the mental health benefits. Because it’s widely used exclusively as a recreational drug

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