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Pain Patients Cut Alcohol and Opioids After Psychedelics

Pain Patients Cut Alcohol and Opioids After Psychedelics

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

In a survey of 466 adults using psychedelics for pain, 86.3% reduced or stopped substances like alcohol and opioids.

In a survey of 466 adults using psychedelics for pain, 86.3% reduced or stopped substances like alcohol and opioids.

The number

86.3% reduced or stopped substances

How solid is it?

Early human

Early human

Human – observational/survey

Human – observational/survey

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

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Sample size

466 adults

466 adults

Published in

British Journal of Pain

British Journal of Pain

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Chronic Pain

Chronic Pain

A survey of 466 adults found that 86.3% reduced or stopped substances like alcohol (71.1%) and prescription opioids (64.1%) after using psychedelics for pain. Psilocybin was the most effective for both pain relief and mental health support.

A survey of 466 adults found that 86.3% reduced or stopped substances like alcohol (71.1%) and prescription opioids (64.1%) after using psychedelics for pain. Psilocybin was the most effective for both pain relief and mental health support.

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