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Daniel Keane

Psychedelic compound found in toads tested as alcoholism treatment

London scientists are to trial a psychedelic compound found in toads as a potential treatment for alcoholism.

The researchers at King’s College London will examine the possible therapeutic benefits of a new synthetic drug made from the psychedelic compound Mebufotenin. This is found naturally in the Colorodo river toad and in mushrooms belonging to the Amanitaceae family of fungi.

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