Magic mushrooms 'may help to treat depression'

24 January 2012 Last updated at 12:44 ET Help

A former drugs advisor to the government has told the BBC that current regulations on psychedelic drugs are holding back important scientific research.

Professor David Nutt, Robin Carhart-Harris, a post-doctoral researcher, and a team at Imperial College London have also found that magic mushrooms might actually help treat some mental health problems.

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