Lysergic acid

by the name of Albert Hofmann was working at the Sandos Pharmaceutical Companny’s Bazo Laboratory. At this time Hofmann was looking for a cure for migraine headaches. What he discovered though, would change his life and the world as he knew it. Lysergic acid dielthylamide, commonly known as LSD, is one of the most potent psychedelic drugs known to man. Hofmann synthesized LSD from from ergotamine, a chemical from the fungus, ergot, which is most commonly found growing on rye. (find citation)…

Honors English IV Mrs. Andrews 23-November 2015 LSD LSD-25 was among one of the drugs that CIA scientists tested, LSD seemed to have one of the highest potential for use in intelligence gathering. The CIA studied and utilized LSD extensively from the early fifties until 1963, when they stopped using it. Psychologists, who had been steadily building data that supported the therapeutic side of LSD, they were forced to stop their research. Dr. Timothy Leary and Dr. Richard Alpert of Harvard…

After placing themselves on the desired rye or some other species of either grains or wild grasses, it uses the plant as a host in the process of replacing the host’s reproductive organs with a sclerotium, which is created differently for each Claviceps sp. Speaking of species, the genus Claviceps have been narrowed down to sixteen species through RNA-declassifying phylogenetic trees, which Sylvie Pažoutová kindly states in the following: C. paspali, C. zizaniae, C. grohii, C. sulcata, C.…

People use drugs to help them escape from reality and sometimes they just like to do them for fun. Drug addiction has been a problem that has been increasing immensely among our society today. Drug addictions can stop us from accomplishing our goals or dreams in life. Addictions can entrap anyone. They are many health risks and side effects that come when abusing these drugs. The top three most used drugs are marijuana because of it produces a relaxed and euphoric effect, alcohol because it is…

created in the 1950s for a general surgical anesthetic. (“What Are Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs?") LSD, d-lysergic acid diethylamide or commonly known as acid, it is one of the most mood and perception altering hallucinogenic drugs. (“What Are Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs?" stated) It is a clear or white, odorless, water soluble material synthesized from lysergic acid, a compound derived from rye fungus. (“What Are Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs?" stated) Ketamine also…

definitely, one take of LSD could have a stronger effect than a year of therapy. Doctors, Pharmacists, and users of the drug have provided well over enough information to introduce American, and global, use of the psychedelic. Since the early 1950s, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide has been effective in relieving anxiety before becoming intertwined into the mainstream drug culture. Most medical…

Hallucinogens are a chemical substance that causes hallucinations. Hallucinations, derived from Latin, álucinari, means to ‘wander in the mind.’ Hallucinations includes all sensory perceptions whether real or not. Psychedelics, Greek derived, translates to ‘soul and mind manifesting’ and are a class of hallucinogens that are useful tools in gaining understanding of how the brain, mind and body works. The study is complex and requires a broad and deep knowledge of the various mechanisms and…

LSD was first synthesized by Albert Hofmann in 1938. LSD is typically either swallowed or held under the tongue, usually on a substrate such as absorbent blotter paper, a sugar cube, or gelatin. In its liquid form, it can also be administered by intramuscular or intravenous injection.The effects of the drug were not known until 1948 due to the fact that no one could explain it’s mystifying effects. It was introduced commercially in 1947 by Sandoz Laboratories under the trade-name Delysid as a…

manage to get used and abused by addicts. Most drugs that are now illegal were once legal and prescribed to people for medical purposes. For instance, Methamphetamine was once used as an anti-sleeping aid and a weight loss supplement and LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) was used to support sick people’s breathing. These drugs were declared illegal once people found out the effects of the drugs. Now, drugs are used to cope with pain and disguise emotions. People that use drugs to mask emotions…

This is a question many people ponder, and the answer always comes back to ethics. For this reason, psychedelic drugs should be used to treat physical and mental illnesses. What psychedelics are used to treat illnesses? There are many. LSD, or lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, DMT, or dimethyltryptamine, mescaline, found in peyote, ibogaine, MDMA, or methylenedioxymethamphetamine, aka molly or ecstasy, and one of the most controversial, marijuana. More than 20…