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Is Soma a Mushroom? Separating Fact from Historical Speculation

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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) classified the prescription medication Soma as a Schedule IV controlled substance in 2012 due to its potential for abuse and dependence. Given its modern pharmaceutical reality, the answer to the question, "Is Soma a mushroom?" is definitively no, though confusion stems from an entirely separate, ancient historical context.