Despite a decrease in calls about psychedelics overall, calls to US poison control centers about hallucinogenic mushrooms, containing psilocybin, have tripled since 2018. This increase coincides with growing interest in psilocybin as a mental health aid, even before legalization in states like Colorado and Oregon.
AJNA BioSciences’ 8-inch thick safe for the psilocybin mushroom at the cultivation facility in Littleton, Colorado on December 13, 2023. Calls to U.S. poison control centers about hallucinogenic mushrooms tripled in five years, even as calls about psychedelics decreased overall.examined almost 55,000 calls related to psychedelic use from 2012 to 2022. The authors noted that about 8.
Calls about other psychedelics mostly held steady, though those related to hallucinogenic stimulants and phencyclidine decreased. The most common complications were hallucinations or delusions; agitation; fast heart rate; nausea or vomiting; confusion; and pupil dilation. The most common treatments were intravenous fluids and anti-anxiety drugs.
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