Psilocybe Mushrooms
Psilocybe Mushrooms

Another drug, psilocybin, comes from a mushroom. On the street it is called “mushrooms,” “’shrooms,” “Mexican” and “magic.” Like the peyote cactus, Native American Indians have used psilocybe mushrooms in religious rites for centuries. When eaten, these mushrooms affect mood and perception in a manner similar to mescaline and LSD. Their active ingredients, psilocybin and psilocyn, are chemically related to LSD. They can now be made synthetically Peyote, Mescaline and psilocybe mushrooms are addictive. In strong doses they cause paranoia and panic. Paranoid users may hurt themselves or others. Because the active ingredients in these drugs are chemically related to LSD, their side effects are similar.