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Psilocybin Cuts Drinking Days by 40% in Alcohol Use Disorder

Psilocybin Cuts Drinking Days by 40% in Alcohol Use Disorder

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Clinical trials show psilocybin cut drinking days by 40% compared with controls in alcohol use disorder.

Clinical trials show psilocybin cut drinking days by 40% compared with controls in alcohol use disorder.

The number

cutting drinking days by 40%

How solid is it?

Strong human

Strong human

Meta-analysis/systematic review

Meta-analysis/systematic review

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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Addiction

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PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Alcohol Use Disorder Relief

Alcohol Use Disorder Relief

Clinical trials show psilocybin significantly reduces Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) symptoms, cutting drinking days by 40% compared to control groups.

Clinical trials show psilocybin significantly reduces Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) symptoms, cutting drinking days by 40% compared to control groups.

Psilocybin Cuts Drinking by 40%

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