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How LSD Originated

Albert Hofmann

Journal of Psychedelic Drugs 1979 DOI: 10.1080/02791072.1979.10472092 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Historical analysis Peer reviewed
Topics LSD
Citations 108
Key points Presents Albert Hofmann's firsthand narrative of synthesizing LSD-25 in 1938 and discovering its psychoactive properties in 1943.

Abstract

(1979). How LSD Originated. Journal of Psychedelic Drugs: Vol. 11, Innovative Approached to Drug Abuse Treatment, pp. 53-60.

Comparable studies

Other theoretical and historical papers on LSD, most cited first.

Study Year Design Participants
The Experimental Use of Psychedelic (LSD) Psychotherapy 1970 Historical analysis
LSD: My Problem Child 1981 Historical analysis
On the Use and Abuse of LSD 1968 Theoretical or philosophical paper
The Use of Music in Psychedelic (LSD) Psychotherapy 1972 Theoretical or philosophical paper
Flashbacks: Recurrent Intrusive Images After the Use of LSD 1969 Theoretical or philosophical paper

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