614 - The Clinical Research Into Psilocybin as a Tool for Mental Health Treatment

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Psychedelic drugs like psilocybin, or magic mushrooms, have been used throughout human history. But it’s only in the last few decades that researchers have been examining them as a potential tool for treating an array of mental health issues. <strong>Albert Garcia-Romeu</strong>, a Johns Hopkins behavioral pharmacology researcher, talks with <strong>Stephanie Desmon</strong> about his research with psilocybin, the promising outcomes, and how approval and proper regulation could lead to a whole class of psychedelic drugs used responsibly as treatment for mental health disorders.</p>