What are the health risks with psilocybin mushrooms (the magic kind)?!
Question:
What are the health risks with psilocybin mushrooms (the magic kind)?
Answers:
Ingesting magic mushrooms can cause stomach pains, nausea and vomiting;
Bad 'trips' can happen, and there's no going back until the effects have worn off;
Like any hallucinogen, magic mushrooms can complicate existing mental problems;
Serious health risk and even death may result due to eating the wrong kind of mushrooms;
Fly agaric mushrooms are hallucinogenic but contain no psilocybin or psilocin. However, they are difficult to take safely and there's much debate over whether fly agaric mushrooms are potentially lethal or not.
The law:
The Drugs Act 2005 has changed the law so that now both fresh and prepared (e.g. dried or stewed) magic mushrooms are classified as Class A drugs. Possession can get you up to seven years in jail and an unlimited fine. Supplying someone else with magic mushrooms can get you life and an unlimited fine.