How Magic Mushrooms Could Help Smokers Quit For Good

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine are testing whether psilocybin, the psychedelic found in magic mushrooms, could be effective in helping people quit smoking. NBC News medical fellow Dr. Ashkay Syal explains how the study works and what the future of psychedelic treatment could look like. 

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[DavidAlbert-dv]

Research shows that psilocybin mushrooms have promising results for mental health support, particularly in reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety and PTSD.

[johntnguyen]

I struggled with depression for a long while, but a few months back, after trying psychedelic mushrooms, I experienced a significant boost in happiness and motivation. My social anxiety disappeared, and my outlook on life completely transformed.

[MarkBrown-vddr]

Psilocybin mushrooms saved my life honestly. They helped me see the pure beauty in life, and made me realize how dumb it would be to take myself out.

[ChadGriffith-smdn]

Psilocybin mushrooms have definitely had a positive impact on my mental health. They've been really helpful for me in dealing with anxiety and depression.

[RobPendy]

I just tried MUSHROOMS for the first time. I felt as if i was in the center of the universe. I didn't go crazy after such an extreme experience. Totally got rid of depression, anxiety and illicit pill addiction.

[LievanosAguilar]

Psychedelic therapy is just one of those great leaps in the mental health space. It’s wonderful and the fact they serve recreational use and health as well.

[JacksonAllen-fcwb]

I have been an additive smoker for the past 25 years due to pain and unhappiness until my first pscilocybin trip

[paulwilson]

The use of magic mushrooms completely helps one get over depression and makes you feel like yourself.

[dirtybird]

This is how I quit smoking, It really made a huge difference.

[JNM]

I healed over 20 years of trauma after a deep shroom trip. It was the most emotional and profound experience of my life.

[araevela]

This is how I quit smoking nicotine and thc, I was abusing it to the point it became a chapter and one trip helped me understand what I was trying to cover with thc and also how vaping has put more strain on my body. 3 years clean !

[Whitehorse_crimefighter]

I quit smoking cigarettes in 2020. I quit everything, drinking alcohol and caffeine stopped eating greasy fatty foods and salty foods. So I just deprived myself of everything that's good so I wouldn't just get caught up in something else instead of smoking. After three months I started back on everything else except cigarettes. I still have no interest in cigarettes and I'm thankful for that

[ryanwilhite]

Not surprising. Alcoholics Anonymous started because when the founder used LSD he was able to look at the state of his own life completely objectively, and the detrimental effect of alcohol on it was so obvious he couldn't help but quit his addiction to it.

[georgewilliams]

Psychedelic’s definitely have potential to deal with mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them again but it’s just so hard to source here

[Prevbdbdudufhdh]

Shrooms microdosing helped me overcome my life long addiction to cigarettes and alcohol, I just relocated and they're so hard to come by here, I really need to buy some

[dns_error]

There is no "could" help break addiction. This is 100% true.
The real answer to nicotine addiction is mushrooms.
The cravings are the dominance of your unconscious mind over the consciousness. However, mushrooms enhance your consciousness and thus NOW, YOU know what you want and don't want.

And yea, definitely try home, alone without supervision otherwise you will not open up to yourself m when you are alone you can bring out all emotions and issues in life and thus solve your problem.

[GrannyGooseOnYouTube]

The effects of psychedics last hours. I'm wondering about the cost (hours in a therapy session) being prohibitive.

[skoonsf]

The laughing and snickering was kind of childish considering the patient quit smoking after 40 years and probably saved her life.
Psilocybin can heal in so many ways and deserves some respect and reverence.

[losingmysanity]

From smoker for over 10 years, smoke weed almost every day
After I tried to eat only 2-3 G dried magic mushrooms I feel awake and felt many things that are not explained in words
Although my heart still can't deny that I still like high. But another feeling that happened was not wanting to get smoke into my lungs anymore.

[high]

This is exactly why I'm starting shrooms this monday I'm sick of smoking weed and vaping every single day I'm hoping microdosing shrooms can somewhat help me