UC Berkeley will teach psychedelic guides how to facilitate ‘shrooms,’ hallucinogenic drugs

BERKELEY, Calif. — Helping someone taking magic mushrooms have a “good trip” can mean keeping them hydrated or playing Grateful Dead records to safely enjoy the ride. But in the right setting, it can also become a form of therapy. The UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics has started training doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists and chaplains how to safely and effectively facilitate mind-bending hallucinogenic experiences to help heal and care for patients in a new certificate program. Tina Trujillo, associate professor and faculty director of the nine-month research pro...