EditorialSeveral psychedelic drugs are touted as effective treatments for drug and alcohol abuse, but psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, combined with therapy is emerging as the most effective. (Melissa Schriek/The New York Times)
EditorialA dose of psilocybin in a ceremonial chalice at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, May 6, 2021. (Matt Roth/The New York Times)
Editorial Amanda Brunton, a research assistant and analyst, harvests a psilocybin mushroom at Numinus in Nanaimo, Britsh Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 18, 2021. (Alana Paterson/The New York Times)