Psychedelic safety

Psychedelics are classified as illegal class A substances. David Nutt, professor of neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, says, ‘Our 2010 paper in The Lancet showed LSD and magic mushrooms cause the least harm to individuals and society, with alcohol, heroin and crack causing most harm. We didn’t study ayahuasca as that’s less common in the UK, but it would fall into the same category as LSD and mushrooms.’ That said, anyone with a personal or family history of psychosis should avoid psychedelics. As with any drug, there is always a risk to personal safety.