Calls to US poison centers spiked after ‘magic mushrooms’ were decriminalized

Calls to US poison centers spiked after ‘magic mushrooms’ were decriminalized as adolescents and young adults were exposed to the hallucinogen psilocybin, according to analysis of data from 55 US poison centers 2013-2022. Authors Professor Christopher P Holstege and Rita Farah of University of Virginia explain.