These shrooms have over 200 species, making differentiating them from poisonous mushrooms challenging. The psilocybin found in shrooms makes them illegal in Canada.
Other names for magic mushrooms
- Golden tops
- Shrooms
- Blue meanies
- Mushies
- Liberty caps
Forms in which shrooms get into the body
- Sniffing when in powder form
- Cooked or eaten raw
- Swallowing in the form of capsules
- Mixing with a beverage as a ground up
Factors that affect the effects of shrooms on muscles
- Environmental conditions, e.g., temperatures
- The number of shrooms taken
- Health, size, and age of the body
- Type of mushroom taken (different mushrooms have different strengths)
- Combination with other drugs, e.g., cannabis and khat
- These mushrooms have caused severe health problems for those who have tried to inject them intravenously.
Why do people consume Magic Mushrooms Canada even though they are illegal?
Shrooms users claim to use them for the following reasons;
- Cope with emotions
- Treat mental health disorders.
- For recreational purposes, e.g., entertainment
- Spiritual and religious practices
Health effects
Using magic mushrooms in Canada has led to physical and mental problems for users.
Physical effects caused
Consuming mushrooms has a physical impact on users, such as;
- Muscle twitching and weakness
- Urinary control loss
- Fever followed by shivering
- Dry mouth, which leads to nausea or vomiting
- Numbness mainly on the face
- High blood pressure and an increased heartbeat
- Diarrhea
- Dilated pupils
- Numbness
- Exaggerated reflexes
- Harm the baby when taken by pregnant mothers.
Mental effects caused
Mental effects that as a result of shrooms intake include;
- Heightened senses make the users feel happy
- Hallucinations that mix users’ senses, e.g., time and sense of reality
- Depression & Anxiety
- Feeling separated from your body
- Peacefulness
- Lack of concentration
- Mood changes
- Panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Feeling creative
- Confusion
- Disorientation
- Spiritual awareness
Long-term effects
- Magic mushrooms cause long-term effects, which include;
- Addiction
- Reduced body immunity
- Overdose use effects
- Some people who have used shroom overdose have suffered from a coma, and some have lost their lives.
Risks that are related to the use of shrooms
- It can cause adverse effects on health
Experiences such as boundary loss and a distorted sense of humour have occurred. Risk-taking behaviour can cause death or traumatic injuries.
Users can experience frequent psychedelic events that are intense, leading to harsh effects. Using the shrooms with other drugs, e.g., cannabis, deteriorates one’s health.
For users with cardiac arrest, short-term effects, e.g., increased heart rate, put their lives at risk.
Conclusion
The use of magic mushrooms in Canada is illegal due to the many health risks of their service.