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First Known LSD Experience in History
It was in 1943 when Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann (credited with the synthesis and discovery of LSD-25) inadvertently ingested lysergic-acid-diethylamide, (easy to do since it only takes an infinitesimal amount to become activated in the human mind) , from leftover ergot fungus, which grows in rye kernels. This left over fungus, as recounted by Hoffmann, had been setting on a shelf in a jar for five years after having been tested in animals only. Below is an account of the 1943 synthesis experience with the left over fungus in Dr. Hofmann’s own words: ” In the final step of the synthesis, during the purification and crystallization of lysergic acid diethylamide in the…
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History of Lysergic-Acid-Diethylamide
There are numerous names on the street for lysergic-acid-diethylamide: acid, trips, cid, blotter, doses, dots and many others. It was in 1938 that the Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann discovered this potent psychoactive agent LSD-25 (a hallucinogen) . It was not until 1948 however that he ingested the compound, which had been sitting in a jar on the shelf for five years. Hofmann lived to the ripe old age of 102 when he died of a heart attack in April of 2008. He did not realize LSD’s psycho-pharmacological effects until five years after its synthesis. What a surprise it must have been when he accidentally ingested the drug and was sent on a potent mind altering trip. Apparently…