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Small study that prioritized Black and low-income participants yields “remarkable” results RACHEL NUWER D espite billions of dollars spent on potential drug treatments for cocaine ad- diction, none have proved effective—and cocaine use is increas- ing in the United States and around the world. But one class of possible remedy has remained untested: psy- chedelics, which have shown promise for treating post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, alcohol use disorder, smoking, and more. Now, the results of a pioneering randomized trial—more than a decade in the making—reveal a single dose of psilocybin, the psychedelic compo- nent of magic mushrooms, brought significant relief for people addicted to cocaine. …