Mark Liam Piggott

Handle with care. This is my advice to anyone desperate enough to consider ingesting Psilocybin in the hope it will ease their depression, as suggested by researchers at Compass Pathways in London. For although Psilocybin, commonly ingested in the form of “magic mushrooms” (Psilocybe semilanceata), may indeed leave participants feeling “recalibrated, reset like they haven’t for years”, it can also irreversibly impact mental health…

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