Research suggests a new strategy to quit smoking 01:01. The researchers counseled study participants on what effects they might feel from the drug, then provided one psilocybin pill to each ...

Most long-time, pack-a-day smokers who took part in a small study were able to quit smoking after six months, and researchers believe the hallucinogenic substance found in "magic mushrooms" could ...

Kathleen Conneally quit smoking with the help of psilocybin. There were 15 people in Conneally’s study, and 12 of them quit smoking—a much higher success rate than the 35 percent or so who ...

By taking a pill of a drug called psilocybin – the active chemical in “magic mushrooms” – people experience a “trip”. Patients first undergo behavioral cognitive therapy to prepare them for the ...

Researchers at Emory University found that psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, extended the lifespan of aged ...

Psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in "magic" mushrooms, ... 15 volunteers took psilocybin to quit smoking, and after six months, 80% of them had kicked the habit, ...

Kathleen Conneally successfully quit smoking, ... Johns Hopkins University looking at whether nicotine addiction could be treated by psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine are testing whether psilocybin, the psychedelic found in magic mushrooms, could be effective in helping people quit smoking. NBC News medical fellow Dr ...