Magic mushrooms are ‘more effective at treating depression than antidepressants’

MAGIC mushrooms “significantly” reduce the symptoms of depression, a study suggests. 

Psilocybin — the active ingredient in the psychedelic drug — was better at treating the condition than comparable treatments including antidepressants, Oxford University researchers found.

It was particularly beneficial in older patients and those who had previously taken the drug recreationally, they said.