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BMJ – May 19, 1979
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Summary
A legal loophole is fueling increased consumption of psilocybin mushrooms, prompting urgent medical awareness regarding potential long-term side effects. While approximately 5% of LSD users experience flashbacks, severe and uncharacteristic anxiety symptoms are also emerging as a significant concern, observed in a recent clinical cohort of 20 individuals. Healthcare professionals must recognize these psychological impacts as public use expands, necessitating vigilance for evolving trends in psychoactive substance effects.
Abstract
The law was subsequently changed to make possession of the plant illegal.Thus unless the Act is amended to name the psilocybin mushroom possession is legal.Apparently increasing numbers of teenagers and others are harvesting and eating the mushrooms.2Doctors should therefore be aware of possible long-term side effects of such agents.One of these is the flashback phenomenon described by about 5% of LSD users.3-3The development of severe and uncharacteristic anxiety symptoms, as in the present case, may be another.