​​​​Faraidoon Haghdoost

Australians living with cluster headache, one of the most painful conditions known to medicine, are calling for research into psilocybin. A new survey has found that 82% of participants want clinical trials of the psychoactive compound found in magic mushrooms. The findings, published in Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain , reveal deep dissatisfaction with current treatment options. Only 6% of the 202 participants surveyed considered their treatment "very effective,"