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Single Psilocybin Dose Eased a Football Player's Concussion Symptoms

Single Psilocybin Dose Eased a Football Player's Concussion Symptoms

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

A single 2.5 g dose of dried psilocybin reduced long-term concussion symptoms in a college football player.

A single 2.5 g dose of dried psilocybin reduced long-term concussion symptoms in a college football player.

The number

A single 2.5 g dose

How solid is it?

Early human

Early human

Human – case report

Human – case report

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

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Sample size

1 college football player

1 college football player

Published in

Psychoactives

Psychoactives

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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Post-Concussion Recovery

Post-Concussion Recovery

A single 2.5 g dose of dried psilocybin helped reduce long-term concussion symptoms in a college football player, including anxiety, fatigue, and irritability. This rare case study suggests psilocybin could support neuroinflammation recovery and cognitive resilience after traumatic brain injury.

A single 2.5 g dose of dried psilocybin helped reduce long-term concussion symptoms in a college football player, including anxiety, fatigue, and irritability. This rare case study suggests psilocybin could support neuroinflammation recovery and cognitive resilience after traumatic brain injury.

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