Magic Mushrooms

Summary

• magic Mushrooms are several types of small mushrooms that grow wildly in some parts of the UK in Autumn
• the main type is the Liberty Cap mushroom (Psilocybe Semilanceata)

Other names include

• 'shrooms, mushies

How is it taken?

• they can be eaten raw, dried, cooked in food, or stewed into a tea

Effects

• similar effects to LSD, but the 'trip' is often shorter and milder
• can make users feel very relaxed and 'spaced-out'
• effects vary, and depend on the user's mood, where they are and who they are with
• may cause hallucinations - objects, colour and sound become distorted
• can cause stomach pains, sickness and diarrhoea
• can complicate any existing mental health problems
• bad 'trips' can happen and can be very frightening
• eating the wrong kind of mushroom can cause serious illness and even death (by poisoning)

Related links

• For more information go to the Government drugs website.