Rita Farah, PharmD, MPH, PhD (IMAGE) University of Virginia Health System Caption Rita Farah, PharmD, MPH, PhD, co-authored a study that found calls to U.S. poison centers involving “magic mushrooms” among adolescents and young adults rose sharply after several U.S. cities and states began decriminalizing the hallucinogen. Credit UVA Health Usage Restrictions May only be used with coverage of this release. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.