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Psilocybin may help smokers quit the habit by giving them a mystical experience, according to an article in The Atlantic Monthly. In a Heffter-supported study at Johns Hopkins University, 12 of 15 subjects quit smoking after three sessions with the psychedelic substance. Lead researcher Dr. Matthew Johnson suggests that psychedelics may help smokers overcome addiction by changing their self image. “’People will recognize this profound self-worth that they’ve dismissed,’ he said. ‘They look at their life and see themselves as a miracle.’”