SCIENCE: Magic (Psychedelic) Mushrooms Are The Safest Recreational Drug

If you’re looking to play it safe when it comes to illicit substances, look no further than magic mushrooms. It’s non-addictive, almost impossible to overdose on, and you can grow it yourself. And, according to a massive report by the Global Drug Survey, it sends the fewest people to the emergency room of any drug on the market. Take that, alcohol!

Perhaps the most dangerous thing about psychedelic mushrooms is that they’re easily confused for the poisonous kind. There are over 100 varieties of psilocybin-producing shroomies, which is the chemical that makes you trip when you eat them. Some of them are bound to look like toxic varietals, especially if you’re in a hurry to get high. Just as you should never grocery shop while hungry, you should never go mushroom hunting while jonesing for a trip. Depending on your proximity to EDM venues versus hippie compounds, LSD might be far easier to come by than magic mushrooms. Five times more people need emergency treatment for LSD than they do for shrooms, though that still puts LSD below alcohol, amphetamines, and synthetic cannabis in terms of safety. Of the 10,000 people who reported taking magic mushrooms, only 17 went to the hospital versus 95 on LSD. 

More people probably seek treatment because LSD comes in tab form, where you have no real idea of the dosage unless you test it yourself. And honestly, who’s testing it themselves? You’re gonna pop the tab, or maybe pop just half the tab if you’re being a little less foolhardy, but hey, you will probably gonna be in for a good ride whatever you took.