Lsd paper

The Accidental Creation and History of Lysergic Acid Diathylamide There are plenty of beliefs and speculations when it comes to the hallucinogenic drug LSD such as songs named after the drug and what it does to an individuals senses. Though what most do not know Lysergic Acid Diathylamide, also known as LSD or Acid, was manufactured by the Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann, who was a chemist working for Sandoz Pharmaceutical in Basel, Switzerland, trying to look for a blood catalyst. Despite having first been synthesized in 1938, LSD’s its hallucinogenic effects were unknown until 1943 when Hofmann accidentally consumed a portion of LSD. The accident of Hoffman taking LSD created a mass amount of repercussions such what it has doe to society, why the government as had to sanction LSD, the effect, risks and the long term effects. Since the discovery of LSD as a hallucinogenic in the early 1940s, LSD was used in experiments through the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s. While the researchers failed to discover any medical use for the drug, the free samples were supplied for the experiments were distributed broadly, leading to wide use of LSD. In the 1960s LSD became popularized as a drug to help you “escape” the problems of society in Western cultures. LSD was also seem as a potential chemical weapon by the military because US researchers recognized that LSD was capable of rendering groups of people, including military efforts, unresponsive to their surroundings and situations, and even creating doubt, uncontrollable confusion and terror. Use of LSD decreased in the ‘80s, but elevated again in the ‘fe90s. For a few years after 1998 LSD had become more commonly used at clubs and raves by older teens and young adults. The use of LSD dropped again in 2000. Today in the United States LSD is illegal to manufacture, posses, process, or distribute with out a license from the DEA. This is because LSD meets the criteria for a high potential for abuse of the substance; no legitimate