People used to believe that the use of psychedelic substances such as LSD and mushrooms lead to the onset of mental disorders. But a new study, published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, has concluded that there is no link between psychedelics and mental health problems.

Norwegian team of scientists and psychologists has revealed that their study findings have indicated that psychedelic consumption may have beneficial results.

The study author clinical psychologist Pål-Ørjan Johansen reported the results of a team from the Norwegian University for Science and Technology at Trondheim.

For the research the team picked up 135,000 randomly chosen participants, wherein 19,000 had used psychedelic drugs, including LSD and psilocybin, the active ingredient in mushrooms.

The research team didn’t find any indication of a link between mental health issues and use of psychedelic drugs.

Johansen said more than 30 million US adults have tried psychedelics, and no strong evidence of health issues caused by the use was found.

Johansen suggests that the people who used the drugs were still vulnerable to mental health issues but not more as compared to others who had not tried psychedelics.

Moreover, the study co-author, Teri Krebs, has mentioned that the use of psychedelic drugs is often much less dangerous than the use of other legal substances.

Krebs said, “Drug experts consistently rank LSD and psilocybin mushrooms as much less harmful to the individual user and to society compared to alcohol and other controlled substances”.

He added that in fact many people came up with deeply meaningful experiences and lasting beneficial effects from using psychedelics.

The study authors have argued that the ban on the use of psychedelics is clearly a violation of the human rights to belief and spiritual practice, full development of the personality, and free-time and play.