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Mitrokostas, Sophia. “10 potential risks of taking ‘magic’ mushrooms.” Insider 24 Jan, 2019. https://www.insider.com/are-magic-mushrooms-dangerous-2019-1.

Doing psilocybin can have certain negative impacts on people. This can include many things including, mental distress, can worsen other mental illness

Vargas, Maxemiliano V., et al. “Psychedelics and Other Psychoplastogens for Treating Mental Illness.” Frontiers in Psychiatry, vol. 12, 2021, pp. 727117–727117, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.727117.

The healing aspects of psilocybin are promising, but the psychedelic aspect of the substance can lead to some issues and problems that make it difficult to use. It makes it so certain people cannot qualify for treatment and can make treatment difficult

Lowe, Henry, et al. “The Therapeutic Potential of Psilocybin.” Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), vol. 26, no. 10, 2021, p. 2948–, https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26102948.

When it is in an uncontrolled environment, it can be harmful to use