Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
New England Journal of Medicine February 22, 1968 DOI: 10.1056/nejm196802222780806 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstractAbstract
NO drug used by man has stimulated greater public-debate than lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). This brief review of the current status of the drug will summarize its pharmacology, medical uses and dangers. No attempt will be made to analyze in detail its alleged benefits when taken indiscriminately or under uncontrolled circumstances; these include augmented aesthetic sensitivity, enhanced creativity, increased capacity for love, occurrence of transcendental experiences, acquisition of new insights and aphrodisiac effects. Suffice it to say that none of these claims are substantiated. Indeed, objective data now strongly suggest that claims of augmented aesthetic sensitivity and creativity cannot be . . .
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on LSD, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study of a New Schizophrenomimetic Drug—Sernyl | 1959 | Review | |
| Classic psychedelics: An integrative review of epidemiology, therapeutics, mystical experience, and brain network function. General population | 2019 | Integrative review | |
| The Pharmacology of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide: A Review | 2008 | Review | |
| Serotonin research: contributions to understanding psychoses | 2008 | Review | |
| ADVERSE REACTIONS TO PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS. A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE | 1984 | Review |
Citations in the library
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- Treatment of alcoholism using psychedelic drugs: a review of the program of research. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 1998
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Cites 11
- Chromosomal Damage in Human Leukocytes Induced by Lysergic Acid Diethylamide Science March 17, 1967
- In Vivo and in Vitro Chromosomal Damage Induced by LSD-25 New England Journal of Medicine November 16, 1967
- Chromosomal Abnormalities in Leukocytes from LSD-25 Users Science July 21, 1967
- Long Lasting Effects of LSD on Normals Archives of General Psychiatry November 1, 1967
- Persistence of lysergic acid diethylamide in the plasma of human subjects Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics September 1, 1964
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