Mushroom chocolate bars, a mixture of hallucinogenic mushrooms and chocolate, are designed to make it easier to swallow psychotropic mushrooms.
Psychotropic mushrooms, often known as magic mushrooms or shrooms, contain psilocybin, a hallucinogenic substance with psychoactive qualities that can alter an individual’s perspective of reality and cause visions and hallucinations when consumed.
As a result, they have long been included in sacred or spiritual events in ancient cultures. Because their power is most effective when ingested orally, these mushrooms are sometimes brewed with tea to mask their earthy bitterness.
There have been studies on the effects of hallucinogenic drugs in the treatment of disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and dementia, but magic mushrooms have been illegal since 1968, and psilocybin has been classified as a Schedule I drug, indicating very little medical value.
There is a current trend toward hallucinogenic drugs, such as magic mushrooms, being taken for recreational purposes, stress relief, and experimenting with enlightened states of being.
This has resulted in the development of mushroom chocolate bars, which promote lesser doses of mushrooms paired with pleasant-tasting chocolate as the next best thing for generating serenity and optimism.
As a result, there is a high risk of abuse, and because they are still illegal, they can be easily abused without medical supervision.
Side Effects of Mushroom Chocolate
Magic mushrooms include trace levels of psilocybin as well as psilocyn. When taken, psilocybin transforms into psilocyn, which can produce mind-altering effects within 20–40 minutes.
Some common effects include:
- Hallucinations: visual and auditory images, perceptions, and sensations
- Enhanced sense perceptions: brighter colors, sharper tastes, more intense sounds
- Heightened sense of euphoria, high spirits
- Altered sense of reality: space, time and body
While these kinds of experiences are why magic mushrooms and mushroom chocolates are popular, there can also be negative effects due to the unpredictable nature of these drugs.
Some harmful effects include:
- Extreme anxiety
- Overwhelming distress
- Paranoia
- Loss of rational thinking and behavior
- Extreme mental disturbances, psychosis
- Unnatural fear of death
Signs of Addiction to Mushroom Chocolate
Even if a person does not have a bad trip, abusing magic mushrooms or mushroom chocolates leads to increased tolerance and dependence on the substance over prolonged periods of use.
Signs of addiction may include:
- Extreme mood swings
- Depression, spending too much time alone
- Change in sleep patterns, sleeplessness, insomnia
- Loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting
- Lack of urgency and sense of time
- Attacks of panic, terror, and paranoia
- Loss of memory, short-term and then long-term
- Persistent psychosis
Getting Treatment for Addiction
While many people believe that utilizing magic mushrooms or mushroom chocolates has various benefits, it is better to take them sparingly and in microdoses.
This can help avoid long-term use, which could lead to addiction or serious side effects. In most circumstances, treatment can help you or your child stop using magic mushrooms or mushroom chocolate.
Individual Therapy
When a person uses mushroom chocolates as a method of coping with the events that are occurring in their life, it is best to address the issue through therapy and counseling in order to get to the bottom of their stress and any other problems that they may be experiencing.
Dual Diagnosis and Treatment
It is no longer news that substance misuse and mental health issues are linked. Addressing and treating co-occurring disorders concurrently is more beneficial than just treating addiction.
Outpatient Treatment
Depending on the severity of the addiction, outpatient treatment may serve to provide treatment choices that are flexible and affordable while also providing therapy and clinical oversight in most situations of mushroom chocolate abuse.
Aftercare
With ongoing aftercare and support groups, long-term healing is feasible. The most important component of long-term recovery is avoiding relapses, and having a solid support network is essential for adopting healthy choices and lives.
