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Psilocybin

A substance being studied in the treatment of anxiety or depression in patients with advanced cancer. It is taken from the mushroom . Psilocybin acts on the brain to cause hallucinations (sights, sounds, smells, tastes, or touches that a person believes to be real but are not real). Also called psilocybine.

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