The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
But in discussing that topic with various researchers who run laboratories at major universities focused on psychedelic therapies, what I was told is that the quote-unquote heroic dose that's often discussed really refers to a 5-gram or so dose of mushrooms. So what that translates to is 50 milligrams of psilocybin.
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In clinical settings, a 'high dose' intended to induce mystical experiences is 25 mg. A 'heroic dose' is typically cited as 30 mg+.
25 milligrams of pure psilocybin is on par with about four to five grams of magic mushrooms and therefore it is truly a psychedelic experience