It looked like I had achieved the American dream, but I lost myself in the process. Psychedelics helped me find a new beginning.

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Off-duty pilot who tried to turn off engines in midair after taking magic mushrooms thought he was 'trapped in a dream or already dead'

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An Alaska Airlines Embraer E175.

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After 20 years in the finance industry I felt depressed and anxious — until I started microdosing. It helped me see how I was holding myself back.

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Peggy Van de Plassche had been on the personal development treadmill for years before she tried microdosing.

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We Can Now See How Psilocybin Changes the Brain

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A map of brain activity.

Scientists tracked changes in brain activity after people took a large dose of psilocybin, finding clues on how the psychedelic drug might help treat depression.

She tried everything to overcome an eating disorder. Then, she found 'magic' mushrooms.

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Danielle Meinert, 31, finishing a salad. For most of her life, she had ARFID, a restrictive eating disorder.

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Emerging Psychedelic Mushroom Alternative More Toxic Than Fentanyl, New Research Suggests

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An emerging alternative to psychedelic mushrooms is more dangerous than advertised, public health researchers are warning.

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So it's OK to do drugs at work now?

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Drugs used to be viewed as dangerous or just for fun. Now they're increasingly seen as a useful tool to get better at work.

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These executives say psychedelics like LSD and MDMA made them better managers — and transformed how they think about fulfilling work

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Sarah Rose Siskind in a black turtle neck holding a purple-tipped psychedelic mushroom.
When Sarah Rose Siskind needed inspiration after buying her cofounder out of Hello SciCom, she turned to a psychedelic sound bath.

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'Designer Shrooms' Could Be Coming as Scientists Unlock Genetics of Magic Mushrooms

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Researchers in Australia have analyzed the genomes of over 100 commercial and wild-grown varieties of Psilocybe cubensis, a psychoactive fungi known as the magic mushroom. The findings may eventually help growers develop “designer shrooms” that have their own unique health benefits, the team says.

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It costs up to $3,400 to experience magic mushrooms at the first legal psilocybin center – and thousands want to take a trip

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Psilocybin mushrooms being prepared in Oregon.

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