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Mushroom Drug Produces Mystical Experience
A recent (Summer 2006) study finds that psilocybin treatments produce profound spiritual experiences with lasting beneficial effects in a high percentage of subjects.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/07/10/national/a213221D59.DTL
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