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BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A new clinical trial from Johns Hopkins University produced results that surprised even the researchers behind it. Participants who took a single dose of psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, had more than six times greater odds of being cigarette-free at the six-month mark compared to those using nicotine [...] The post A single dose of psilocybin gave smokers six times better odds of quitting than the patch first appeared on The Optimist Daily

By Tom St. Myer One of the few positives resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has been an increased awareness and acceptance of mental health issues. In turn, the number of people seeking treatment has increased exponentially. “Mental health is healthcare. The brain is an organ, too,” Lakeview Center President Shawn Salamida said. “You have to [...]