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ABC News
ABC News
Health
technology reporter James Purtill

Virtual reality plus psychedelics are being trialled in therapy. Are they effective?

Specially designed VR experiences can reproduce similar mental states to tripping on LSD. (Supplied: Midjourney/James Purtill)

Early last year, Australian researchers travelled to a two-day psychedelics retreat in the Netherlands to ask attendees if they would like to take part in a study.

Many said they'd give it a go. They consumed the psilocybin (found in magic mushrooms) they'd been planning to take, and then, hours later, as the effects were waning, they put on VR headsets.

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