Global Drug Survey set to peel back curtain on professionals microdosing on LSD and magic mushrooms

By Kate Aubusson, Rania Spooner
Updated December 3 2016 - 3:08am, first published 2:32am
It is unclear how many professionals are microdosing. Researchers hope the Global Drug Survey will provide some answers. Photo: Jessica Shapiro
It is unclear how many professionals are microdosing. Researchers hope the Global Drug Survey will provide some answers. Photo: Jessica Shapiro
Magic mushrooms could be used as a medical treatment in the future. Photo: iStock
Magic mushrooms could be used as a medical treatment in the future. Photo: iStock
This image shows how, with eyes-closed, much more of the brain contributes to the visual experience under LSD than under a placebo. Photo: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/
This image shows how, with eyes-closed, much more of the brain contributes to the visual experience under LSD than under a placebo. Photo: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/

Evan's morning routine is pretty run of the mill, except for the tiny dose of magic mushrooms he washes down with his morning coffee.