'Magic Mushroom' Compound Triggered Positive Personality Change in Study
Quick ReadSixty percent of volunteers became more 'open' -- and stayed that way for more than a year
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In new research that will almost certainly create controversy, scientists working with the hallucinogen psilocybin -- the active ingredient found in "magic mushrooms" -- have found that a single dose of the drug prompted an enduring but positive personality change in almost 60 percent of patients.
Specifically, tests involving a small group of patients in a strictly controlled and monitored...
