Shrooms Overview

Psilocybin mushrooms are mushrooms that are taken as an illegal drug because of the hallucinogenic properties the mushrooms possess. They are more commonly known as magic mushrooms or shrooms. The mushrooms are eaten to produce the desired effect and can also be brewed into a potent tea. Users report seeing things that are not there, distortion of spatial relationships, inability to tell the real world from fantasy, and auditory hallucinations. These effects vary greatly from person to person depending on the mindset of the user and the amount of mushrooms that are eaten.

A potentially lethal problem with eating mushrooms is that if a person mistakenly ingests a poisonous mushroom they may have a fatal reaction. Since there are obviously no controls in place for shrooms since they are illegal this can pose a serious danger.

Shroom Side Effects:

• Loss of Appetite
• Nausea and vomiting
• Increased heart rate
• Loss of muscle control
• Coldness in the extremities
• Swollen features

Shrooms Addiction

Shrooms have not been shown to be physically addictive, but as with any euphoria producing drug the potential for psychological addiction is very real. Shroom addicts do not typically need to be in a hospital and the best treatment lies in therapy and a commitment to quitting shrooms.

Shroom Treatment

Since shrooms are not physically addictive there is not usually a painful withdrawal in store for a shroom addict who wants to quit. There are no approved medications to treat shroom addictions. Shroom addicts should speak with a therapist in conjunction with attending a twelve step group to begin on the road to recovery.

Shroom Links

If you would like to know more about shroom use, prevention, or side effects please feel free to visit the following web sites:

http://www.clearhavencenter.com/addictions-research/additional-substances/magic-mushrooms/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrooms#cite_note-shroomery-15 http://www.drug-rehab.ca/mushroomaddiction.htm