Archived Study finds mushrooms are the safest recreational drug (theguardian.com)
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Archived Study finds mushrooms are the safest recreational drug (theguardian.com)
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[–] wallstreets ago (edited ago)
You'd have to smoke an impossible amount of weed to have anything close to the same psychological effect as a little bit of mushrooms or lsd. Also even good mushrooms are often poisonous and having some of the wrong kind mixed in or mistaking them can be deadly (although that's rare).
I'm not saying don't take them, I'm saying it's definitely not the "safest" recreational drug. The study compared it to mdma, coke, meth, and lsd anyway. That is by no means an exhaustive list of recreational drugs, and would be considered a grouping of quite dangerous psychoactive ones by anyone in the know.
[–] collegetoker ago (edited ago)
Do you have a source for that?
My counterclaim is that hallucinogens have infinitely more therapeutic potential (microdosing for focus and mood boost, depression alleviation, treatment for ptsd in mediated setting, causes neurogenesis, etc) than marijuana and it's been shown time and time again that marijuana impairs short term memory. Harm to the user is relative really.
[–] wallstreets ago
I don't have a source on that, but the fact they make you trip does make them a poison just like alcohol and other drugs are. Also, generally anything with side effects that include diarrhea and puking are a poison. I'm not saying it's a powerful one.
Psilocybin has been shown to be an effective part of regimens to treat anxiety and depression by reputable studies. Personal experience has shown mushrooms can be very fun and give you a refreshed outlook on life after the trip. That doesn't make mushrooms the "safest" recreational drug.