SKY NEWS: Magic mushrooms may soon be used to treat alcohol addiction

Joanna Neill

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Speaking to Sky News, Chair, Medical Psychedelics Working Group for Drug Science Professor Joanna Neill says: "This is a hugely significant treatment for very hard to treat conditions, like treatment resistant depression”.

Period	12 Nov 2025

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Title	Magic mushrooms may soon be used to treat alcohol addiction
Media name/outlet	Sky News
Media type	Television
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	12/11/25
Description	Speaking to Sky News, Chair, Medical Psychedelics Working Group for Drug Science Professor Joanna Neill says: "This is a hugely significant treatment for very hard to treat conditions, like treatment resistant depression”.
URL	https://news.sky.com/video/magic-mushrooms-may-soon-be-used-to-treat-alcohol-addiction-13468948
Persons	Joanna Neill

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SKY NEWS: Magic mushrooms may soon be used to treat alcohol addiction

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