The new doctor for the country, picked by President Trump, wrote in a book that people could try some drugs that we don't know if they work, to feel better. She also said that using mushrooms helped her find love.

Dr. Casey Means said we should think about trying special therapy with psilocybin. This is interesting because psilocybin is not legal in the USA. It is a Schedule 1 drug, which means it may be dangerous and not helpful for health now. But, in Oregon and Colorado, this type of therapy is now legal. Some towns in Oregon do not want it, though.

The surgeon general tells people how to be healthy and safe. They give advice about health problems like AIDS and stopping suicide. They also warned people about smoking, which helped make people healthier.

Some people, like Dr. C. Everett Koop, were famous and changed things. Others were soon forgotten.

Trump often chooses people who are famous, not people who know a lot about rules. He chose Means because someone he trusts said she was good. Trump said he didn't know her.

Means went to Stanford University. She started working as a doctor in Oregon, but she did not finish. She is not working as a doctor now. We called her, but she did not want to talk about it.

She wrote a book called “Good Energy” in 2024. In the book, she talks about psychedelics. She wrote the book with her brother, Calley Means. He is a businessman and works for the government. He has said he put money into companies that work with psychedelics.

The book talks a lot about being healthy. The author, Casey Means, says it's like having "good energy." She gives ideas to help people deal with things that make them feel bad. This can help them be healthier and feel better.

One idea is to try "psilocybin therapy". This uses a thing in special mushrooms. She writes about this in a long text.

She said, "If you want, you can try special help with psilocybin. Studies show it can be a good thing for some, like it was for me."

Some studies say psychedelics may be good. But we don't know if the good things are more than the bad things. Psilocybin can make you see things for hours. This can be nice or scary. It has been tested with talking to help people with mental problems and drinking too much. But not much research has been done on healthy people. It can cause fast heart rate, feeling sick, and headaches. It can be unsafe to take it alone. Seeing things that are not there can make you do risky things.

Means said that some drugs like psilocybin have a bad name. She said MDMA (also called ecstasy) can help people with PTSD (a problem after bad events). But last year, a group said no to using MDMA for PTSD because the tests were not good and it could be risky.

Means talks about some drugs in her book. She calls them "plant medicine." She says she used mushrooms for the first time around January 1, 2021. She did it because she heard a voice in her head. The voice said, "It's time to get ready."

She said she felt like she was part of a very long line of mothers and babies from the start of life. She also said that psilocybin can open a door to a new world where you don't think about yourself or your past so much.

In a news email in October, Means said she used special drugs to help her find love. She said she did this with people she knew well. She added a mushroom picture. She said she was not telling other people to do the same.

This month, Means wrote about what she wants for health. She wants good food in schools and labels on unhealthy food. She wants to check if vaccines are safe. She also wants to stop problems with people who have different interests. She said that we need to study other ways to be healthy.

Calley Means said he used drugs once. He said it helped him a lot. In 2022, he used his money to buy stocks in drug companies. He did not talk to reporters about this.

We don't know when Casey Means will have her hearing. Trump picked her after people asked questions about Janette Nesheiwat. Janette used to work for Fox News and was Trump's first choice, but he took her name away.