“After three talk therapy sessions at the Hopkins clinic, she was given a single pill containing 30 milligrams of psilocybin, a relatively high dose. After swallowing the pill, she put on an eye-mask, lay on a couch and went on a psychedelic trip with two therapists nearby for the next five hours. When her trip ended, she sat up and looked at the therapists. ‘Now, I understand why I smoked,’ she said, ‘and I don’t need to do that anymore.’ … She hasn’t touched a cigarette in the years since.” NYT (Gift Article): The Next Big Addiction Treatment. “Several psychedelic drugs are touted as effective treatments for drug and alcohol abuse. But psilocybin combined with therapy is emerging as the most effective.” (As long as you’re not trying to kick your shroom habit…)