What is Mushrooms

Falls into the drug category of

hallucinogens.
Psilocybin is a natural extract found in
these certain types of mushrooms.
When you consume the psilocybin the
body produces it into psilocin.
This is the psychedelic substance inside
the mushrooms, and this is what
produces the trip.

How?
That is not fully understood and is
unclear.
Theories surround interfering with
neurotransmitter activity and or
connection with its receptors.

What do Magic Mushrooms look

like?
There is over 200 species of mushrooms

that we know of.

Some resemble each other, others do not.
Their coloration varies from white bases,
with brown caps, and blue shades.
Or being all of one color, depends on the
species.

Mushroom History
Mushrooms themselves have been
around for thousands of years.
The mushrooms were used in religious
ceremonies and spiritual awakenings.
Producing Vivid unexplainable visions.
Aztecs revered them as Teonanctlyrough translation- Gods Flesh
Is it possible that the Aztec designs and
symbols were inspired from taking these
mushrooms?

Method of Use

Typically the drug is just consumed

It can be dried out to make a tea.

Also can be consumed with other food to

distract from the taste (which is bitter).

Once ingested the trip will begin within 3040 min lasting 6-8 hours.

Addiction
This drug creates short-term increases
in the user.
Making it difficult to become addicted
because the more times you ingest the
mushrooms within a short period of time
the effects become less potent.
Also no symptoms of physical
dependence has arisen.

Short-term Side Effects

Pupil dilation
Body temperature increase
Blood respiration increase
Nausea

When Under
You feel euphoria.
All senses are affected to certain
degrees.
Perception of time (time is moving
slower.)
Hallucinations- tracers, carpet breathing,
images morphing together, animation,
and random thinking.

Bad trip

This follows every drug in some way.

Its not uncommon to have a bad trip, but
once its over, the person seems to be more
eager to set higher goals.
Panic attacks=heart attacks
As of the year 2011 only two people have
overdosed on mushrooms.
All other cases of overdosing involve other
drugs or different elements than just the
mushrooms.

Legality
Mushrooms containing psilocybin are illegal in
the United States.
It is ranked as a schedule 1 drug stating:
- its not recognized for medical use
-has high potential for abuse.
-no prescription is allowed to be written

The Secret
The spores of these mushrooms that
contain no psychoactive chemicals are
only illegal in Georgia, Idaho, and
California.
But selling these spores with the intent to
grow psychedelic mushrooms is illegal.

Land of the Mushroom

Booming

Psychedelic Mushrooms

Conocybe
Copelandi
Panaeolina
Gymnopilus
Inocybe
Panaeolopis
Pluteus
Panaeolus
Psilocybe

Medical
Doctors have been looking for ways to utilize the
psilocybin for treatment in certain neurological
disorders like chronic cluster headaches.
When used properly it can be a useful antidepressant.
Certain studies have announced psilocybin
mushrooms retreating back the obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD)
-thoroughly stopping it immediately for months
at a time.

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