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From 'problem child' to 'prodigy'? LSD turns 75
Lysergic acid diethylamide was labelled a "problem child" by the man who discovered its hallucinogenic properties in 1943: as it turns 75, the drug known as LSD may now be changing its image.
The late Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann famously learned of LSD's psychedelic effects when he inadvertently took a small dose while doing lab work for pharmaceutical company Sandoz.
He wanted the drug to be medically researched, convinced it could be a valuable psychiatric tool and lead to a deeper understanding of human consciousness.
But through the 1960s, LSD became synonymous with counterculture and anti-authority protests.
By the early 1970s, it had been widely criminalised in the West, prompting Hofmann to publish his 1979 memoir, "LSD: My Problem Child".
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 14 2018, @08:48PM (1 child)
Is not half of Silicon Valley micro dosing on this to improve creativity? Seems that is another use case to study and you'll have no shortage of volunteers.
(Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Sunday October 14 2018, @10:45PM
http://beckleyfoundation.org/microdosing-lsd/ [beckleyfoundation.org]
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-are-starting-to-test-claims-about-microdosing/ [scientificamerican.com]
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/01/first-ever-trials-on-the-effects-of-microdosing-lsd-set-to-begin [theguardian.com]
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