Psilocybin outside the clinic – public health challenges of increasing publicity, accessibility, and use

JAMA Psychiatry

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About The Study: 

The expanding use of unregulated psilocybin mushrooms, combined with high variability in composition and common co-use with other substances, raises urgent public health concerns. Existing clinical data are insufficient to guide harm reduction or policy. There is a pressing need to pivot from controlled efficacy trials to real-world research on psilocybin use, including public education, potency testing, and age-specific risk assessment. 

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Kent E. Hutchison, PhD, email kent.hutchison@cuanschutz.edu.

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(10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.3038)

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