Interview with Herald Sun - “Researchers to trial psilocybin as hope for ‘screwdriver behind the eye’ cluster headaches”

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," while 35% rated it as "not at all effective" or "somewhat ineffective."

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https://www.georgeinstitute.org/news-and-media/news/the-suicide-headache-thats-costing-australians-their-jobs-and-why-theyre-pinning-hopes-on-magic