D-lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly called acid, LSD, or LSD-25, is a powerful semisynthetic psychedelic drug. A typical dose of LSD during the 1960s was only 100 to 150 micrograms, a tiny amount roughly equal to one-tenth the weight of a grain of sand. Today a typical dose of LSD is as low as 25-50 micrograms. Threshold effects can be felt with as little as 20 micrograms. LSD causes a powerful intensification and alteration of senses, emotions, memories, and self-awareness for 6 to 14 hours. In ...

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Prior to 1967, LSD was available legally in the United States as an experimental psychiatric drug. LSD 'apostle' Al Hubbard actively promoted the drug between the 1950s and the 1970s and introduced thousands of people to it. LSD has been manufactured illegally since the 1960s. A limited number of chemists, probably fewer than a dozen, are believed to have manufactured nearly all of the illicit LSD available in the United States. The best known of these is undoubtedly Augustus Owsley Stanley III, usually known simply as Owsley. The for ...

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D-lysergic acid α-hydroxyethylamide, also known as d-lysergic acid methyl carbinolamide, is a psychedelic alkaloid of the ergoline family, and occurs in various species of vines of the Convolvulaceae and some species of fungi. D-lysergic acid N-α-hydroxyethylamide - Chemistry. The chemical name for this alkaloid is 9,10-Didehydro-N-(1-hydroxyethyl)-6-methylergoline-8-carboxamide. It structure is very similar to LSD in that the N,N-diethylamide group is replaced with an N-(1-hydroxyethyl)amide in d- ...

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William Griffith Wilson (commonly known as Bill Wilson or Bill W.), was a co-founder of the mutual-help group Alcoholics Anonymous. The other co-founder was Dr. Bob Smith. Bill's wife, Lois Wilson became the founder of Al-Anon, a group dedicated to helping the friends and relatives of alcoholics. Wilson was born on 26 November 1895 in East Dorset, Vermont to Gilman Barrows Wilson and Emily Griffith. After a troubled childhood, he became an alcoholic at age 22. In the 1920s he was one of the first stock analysts an ...

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ALD-52 or N-acetyl-LSD, is a chemical analogue of LSD-25 (D-Lysergic Acid Diethylamide), discovered by Albert Hofmann, but later just filed away. ALD-52 - Effects. It has the same characteristics as LSD, but supposedly "without the anxiety, tenseness, and other problems inherent to it". ALD-52 - Dangers. In The Hallucinogens by Hoffer and Osmond (1967), ALD-52 (D,L-Acetyllysergic acid diethylamide) is listed as having a lower (approximately Including:

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A hallucination is a sensory perception experienced in the absence of an external stimulus, as distinct from an illusion, which is a misperception of an external stimulus. Hallucinations may occur in any sensory modality - visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, or mixed. Hallucination - Origins of the word. The word 'hallucinatory' has its roots in the Latin hallucinere or allucinere, meaning 'to wander in mind'. Altenatively in the Greek Including:

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Stanislav Grof (born 1931 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology and a pioneering researcher into the use of altered states of consciousness for purposes of healing, growth, and insight. Grof is known in particular for his early studies of LSD and its effect on the mind. He constructed a theoretical framework for pre- and perinatal psychology and transpersonal psychology in which LSD trips and other powerfully emotional experiences were mapped onto one's early fetal and neonat ...

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4-HO-DiPT (also known as 4-hydroxy-di-isopropyl-tryptamine, or Iprocin) is a hallucinogenic drug. It is classified as a tryptamine derivative, and as an indole compound. An experience on 4-HO-DiPT can be compared to psilocybin/psilocin, LSD or DMT, which are also tryptamines/indoles. However, the duration of the above mentioned drugs vary considerably. Iprocin is orally active, and 20-25mg represents a fully effective dosage with most users. ...

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For the American artist, see Albert Hoffman Dr. Albert Hofmann (1906 - ) is a prominent Swiss scientist and best known as the "father" of LSD. He was born in Baden, Switzerland, and studied chemistry at the University of Zurich. His main interest was the chemistry of plants and animals, and he later conducted important research regarding the chemical structure of the common animal substance chitin, for which he received his doctorate. Hofmann joined the pharmaceutical-chemical department of Sandoz Laboratories, Bas ...

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Aliotta-Haynes-Jeremiah was an American rock group from the early 1970s. This Chicago trio was comprised of Mitch Aliotta, Skip Haynes, and John Jeremiah. They scored a popular hit with the single "Lake Shore Drive," an homage to the famed lakefront highway in Chicago, and an allusion to the road's initials LSD. Well there ain't no road just like it, anywhere I've found, Runnin' south on Lake Shore Drive, headin' into town. Just slippin' on by on L.S.D., Friday night and trouble bound. The album was ...

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Bromo-DragonFLY is a psychedelic hallucinogenic drug somewhat related to the phenethylamine family. Bromo-DragonFLY is considered an extremely potent hallucinogen, comparable in dosage to LSD (200ug to 800ug), and it has an extremely long duration of action. It is not illegal anywhere in the world at this time although it may be considered a controlled substance analogue under US and Australian drug laws. Bromo-DragonFLY has a stereocenter and R-(-)-bromo-DragonFLY is the more active stereoisomer. Bromo-DragonFLY ...

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Altered States is the only novel (ISBN 0060107278) and last film written by Paddy Chayefsky. Both novel and film are based on Dr. John C. Lilly's sensory deprivation research conducted in isolation tanks and sometimes under the influence of drugs like LSD. Although Chayefsky never contacted Lilly directly, Lilly liked the film version, and noted the following in an Omni magazine interview published in January 1983: The scene in which the scientist becomes cosmic energy and his wife grabs him and brings him back to human form is straight out ...

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Dr. Richard Alpert (born April 6, 1931), later known as Baba Ram Dass, was a professor of psychology at Harvard University who became well known for his controversial research program which studied the effects of LSD. He later converted to Hinduism and is currently one of the most prominent American Hindus. He was born to a prominent Jewish family in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, George Alpert, was one of Boston's most prominent lawyers and was also a railroad executive. Richard Alpert has two older brothers. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Tufts University, a masters' degree from Wesleyan University a ...

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Synaesthesia (also spelled synesthesia); from the Greek (syn-) “union”, and (aesthesis) “sensation”; is the neurological mixing of the senses. A synaesthete may, for example, hear colors, see sounds, and taste tactile sensations. That means, the perception of one stimulus evokes a second perception. Synaesthesia is a common effect of some hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD or mescaline. Synaesthetes often experience correspondences between the shades of color, tones of sounds, and intensities of tastes that provoke altern ...

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DOI or 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine is a psychedelic hallucinogenic drug of the phenethylamine family. Despite being a substituted amphetamine it is not a stimulant. DOI has a stereocenter and R-(-)-DOI is the more active stereoisomer. [125I]-R-(-)-DOI is used as a radioligand. DOI is active at a dosage of 1.5 - 3.0 mg and has an extremely long duration of 16 - 30 hours. DOI is used recreationally, and is often confused with LSD by unexperienced users. However, the trip is somewhat more energetic than an LS ...

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DOI or 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine is a psychedelic hallucinogenic drug of the phenethylamine family. Despite being a substituted amphetamine it is not a stimulant. DOI has a stereocenter and R-(-)-DOI is the more active stereoisomer. [125I]-R-(-)-DOI is used as a radioligand. DOI is active at a dosage of 1.5 - 3.0 mg and has an extremely long duration of 16 - 30 hours. DOI is used recreationally, and is often confused with LSD by unexperienced users. However, the trip is somewhat more energetic than an LS ...

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LSD - Physical. Physical reactions to LSD are highly variable and may include: uterine contractions, body temperature increase, elevated blood sugar levels, dry-mouth, goose bumps, heart-rate increase, jaw clenching, nausea, perspiration, pupil-dilation, salivation, mucus production, sleeplessness and tremors. Cramps and muscle tension or soreness are also fairly commonly reported, but rather than being direct effects of LSD in the bloodstream, these symptoms are believed by some to be the result of awkward positions assumed by users experiencing fluctuations in their awareness of the passage of time and ...

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LSD is an example of an ergoline derivative. It is commonly produced from lysergic acid, which is made from the tartrate salt of ergotamine, a substance derived from the ergot fungus on rye, or from ergine (lysergic acid amide), a chemical found in morning glory seeds. Although theoretically possible, manufacture of LSD from morning glory seeds is not economically feasible and these seeds have never been found to be a successful star ...

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LSD is, by weight, one of the most potent drugs yet discovered. Both subjective reports and pharmacological methods such as receptor binding assays determine LSD to be, per mole, around 100 times more potent than psilocybin and psilocin and around 4000 times more potent than mescaline. Dosages of LSD are measured in micrograms (µg), or millionths of a gram. By comparison, dosages of almost all other drugs, both recreational and medical, are measured in milligr ...

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