Psychedelic Mushrooms Could Cure Anxiety for Cancer Patients
A New York University study is using psilocybin to help patients overcome the fear of death. April 24, 2014 When O.M. was 21 he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He was a pre-med student at the time. His first reaction was denial, followed by an overwhelming and lasting anxiety, as described in an April 22 Atlantic article by Roc Morin. Even after six rounds of chemotherapy helped O.M. kick the cancer, he was plagued with a devastating fear that the…