Researchers Are Now Investigating If Psilocybin Can Help Treat Chronic Pain

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Researchers from UC San Diego have launched a new psychedelic research center that's focused on studying psilocybin as a treatment for chronic pain.

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As recently as five years ago, the idea of magic mushrooms becoming a federally-approved form of medicine seemed like a joke. But thanks to a new wave of research exploring the therapeutic potential of natural psychedelics, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted psilocybin Breakthrough Therapy status, paving the way for legal psilocybin-assisted therapy.

Clinical studies have already found that psilocybin...

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