welcome to the whwhole story. i m anderson cooper. you ve probably heard of magic mushrooms, mushrooms which contain psilocybin, a natural substance. they became popular in the united states in the 1960s, but in the last decade, there s been an increasing amount of research into psilocybin to see if it can help treat depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. magic mushrooms are still illegal on the federal level but a few states have decriminalized them. oregon became the first state to use them in licensed therapy centers. there s still a lot we don t know about psilocybin s effect on the brain long-term. many are asking if it s too soon to offer these treatments. over the next hour, cnn s david culver takes us into this fascinating new world and takes us on a mind-altering journey of his own. embarking on a psychedelic trip thank you. requires a willingness to be vulnerable, to hold nothing back. this wasn t easy, i imagine, for any of you to say, let me jump
story. i m anderson cooper. you ve probably heard of magic mushrooms. mushrooms which contain psilocybin, a natural substance that can cause hallucinations when ingested. magic mushrooms became popular in the united states in the 1960s. but in the last decade there s been an increasing amount of research into psilocybin to see if it could help treat depression, anxiety and substance abuse. magic mushrooms are still illegal on the federal level but a few states have decriminalized them and this year oregon became the first state to legalize the use of psilocybin in licensed therapy centers. there s still a lot we don t know about psilocybin s effect on the brain long term. and many are asking if it s too soon to offer these treatments. over the next hour cnn s david culver takes us into this fascinating new world and takes us on a mind-altering journey of his own. embarking on a psychedelic trip thank you. requires a willingness to be vulnerable, to hold nothing b
inner trek plans to open one in portland. they ll all be required to use mushrooms from licensed labs. we want to make sure that the products are up to standard and that the doses are standardized so people know what they re getting. for now, it will be pricey and not covered by insurance. so many mental health issues are based on a kind of rigidity, a stuckness. the psilocybin experience helps kind of break that up. that doesn t mean it could treat everything in psychiatry, but i think it is realistic to think this could be a breakthrough in mental health care. it sounds promising but by no means a cure-all. psychedelics may not be entirely safe for people who have a personal or family history of psychosis. patients with bipolar disorder may be at great risk of taking psychedelic drugs of having another manic episode. the risks come in more
for now, it will be pricey and not covered by insurance. so many mental health issues are based on a kind of rigidity, a stuckness. the psilocybin experience helps kind of break that up. that doesn t mean it could treat everything in psychiatry, but i think it is realistic to think this could be a breakthrough in mental health care. it sounds promising but by no means a cure-all. psychedelics may not be entirely safe for people who have a personal or family history of psychosis. patients with bipolar disorder may be at great risk of taking psychedelic drugs of having another manic episode. the risks come in more psychologically, right, because without support in some cases it could be destabilizing.
next episode of the whole story with anderson cooper. so many mental health issues are based on a rigidity, a stuckness. the psilocybin experience helps kind of break that up. that doesn t mean it streets everything in psychiatry, but i think it is realistic to think this could be a breakthrough in mental health care. reporter: sounds promising, but by no means a cure-all. psychedelics may not be entirely safe for people with a personal or family history of psychosis. bipolar disorder may have another manic ep-sode. the risks come in psychology. without support in some cases it could be destabilizing.