The pharmacology of psilocybin
Addiction Biology October 1, 2002 Torsten Passie, Juergen Seifert, Udo Schneider et al. 465 citations
Psilocybin, the main psychoactive alkaloid in certain mushrooms found worldwide, is increasingly abused as a hallucinogenic drug. Although it was used experimentally in medicine during the 1960s, pharmacological information about it remained scarce until recently. This review compiles all available pharmacological data on psilocybin, addressing the ongoing abuse potential and the need for comprehensive knowledge.