A group of British researchers is prepared to conduct a groundbreaking clinical experiment utilizing magic mushrooms' active component to treat gambling addiction.
Psilocybin, the hallucinogenic chemical found in certain fungus, will be administered to research participants starting in October as part of a government-funded effort to create a remedy that may be made available through the NHS. At London's esteemed Imperial College, it will be conducted by four leading neuropharmacologists, including former governmental drug czar David Nutt. This is a first of its kind, according to research director Rayyan Zafar.
Psilocybin, the hallucinogenic chemical found in certain fungus, will be administered to research participants starting in October as part of a government-funded effort to create a remedy that may be made available through the NHS. At London's esteemed Imperial College, it will be conducted by four leading neuropharmacologists, including former governmental drug czar David Nutt. This is a first of its kind, according to research director Rayyan Zafar.
