In particular, use of the hallucinogenic substance increased by 44 percent in 2023 among young adults aged between 18 and 29.

People who take tiny amounts of psilocybin mushrooms or LSD say they do so to try to reduce anxiety, stress and depression.

Psilocybin, the active component in “magic mushrooms,” could be legally administered to help treat post-traumatic stress disorder and other disorders under a bill advanced by the Iowa House Monday.