- There are many different types of mushrooms in the world - some are edible, some are poisonous and some are hallucinogenic.
- Hallucinogens cause people to see, hear and feel things that do not exist.
- It's difficult to tell the difference between hallucinogenic mushrooms and poisonous mushrooms.
- Short-term effects: anxiety, panic, loss of touch with reality, distorted visual perceptions, nausea, numbness, chills, increased blood pressure and more.
- Long-term effects have not been fully studied, but some people can experience a mental disorder resembling paranoid schizophrenia.
- Get the full facts on Psilocybin.
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