The fight to stamp out cigarettes may be heading in a mind-bending new direction. Research published this week found that a ...

Psilocybin "should move forward in the FDA process," researchers say ...

A single dose of psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, appears significantly more effective than nicotine patches at helping people quit smoking, a new study shows.

Researchers have found in a pilot randomized trial that a single high-strength dose of psilocybin helped over 40% of smokers quit by 6 months, compared with about 10% of those using ...

Psilocybin, also known as “magic mushrooms,” may help smokers quit tobacco for the long term. Smokers who received psilocybin ...

Psychedelic therapy is a promising approach for tackling tobacco addiction, early results of a pilot clinical trial show in which psilocybin outperformed nicotine patches in helping smokers quit.

Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, killing more than 480,000 Americans each year and costing the nation over $600 billion annually in ...

Just one dose of psilocybin combined with therapy is associated with “significantly increased long-term abstinence” from cigarettes compared to nicotine patches, according to a new study published by ...

The Biden administration’s 11th-hour proposal to force tobacco manufacturers to slash nicotine levels — made just days before President Biden’s exit — was viewed as a political stunt by many public ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nicotine patches may help smokers recover from any initial setbacks in their attempt to kick the habit, a new U.S. study suggests. "The clear implication is that you ...

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