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Missouri Funds $5 Million for Psilocybin Opioid Addiction Research

Missouri Funds $5 Million for Psilocybin Opioid Addiction Research

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Missouri is directing $5 million in opioid settlement funds to research psilocybin for opioid addiction.

Missouri is directing $5 million in opioid settlement funds to research psilocybin for opioid addiction.

The number

$5 million

How solid is it?

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Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

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Marijuana Moment

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PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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Psilocybin vs. Opioid Addiction

Psilocybin vs. Opioid Addiction

Missouri is channeling $5 million from opioid settlement funds to explore if psilocybin can combat opioid addiction and reduce overdose deaths. This funding, part of HB 2010, aims to develop competitive grants for this research, with the state's Department of Mental Health preparing to request proposals.

Missouri is channeling $5 million from opioid settlement funds to explore if psilocybin can combat opioid addiction and reduce overdose deaths. This funding, part of HB 2010, aims to develop competitive grants for this research, with the state's Department of Mental Health preparing to request proposals.

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