Classic psychedelic
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
No traditional use - modern compound discovered accidentally by Albert Hofmann
At a glance
Reported effects
Legal status
Schedule I controlled substance worldwide
Research
Growing research interest for therapeutic applications
Bershad AK, et al. · Biological Psychiatry · 2019
Double-blind lab study of 20 healthy adults: single LSD microdoses had noticeable effects but did not improve mood or cognition.
What the study foundJohnson MW, et al. · Pharmacology & Therapeutics · 2019
Broad review of classic psychedelics covering population studies, early clinical trials, mystical experience and brain imaging, as of 2019.
What the study foundTagliazucchi E, et al. · Current Biology · 2016
fMRI study in healthy volunteers: LSD increased global brain connectivity, and the increase tracked self-reported ego dissolution.
What the study foundGasser P, et al. · Journal of Psychopharmacology · 2015
Twelve-month follow-up of 10 seriously ill patients after LSD-assisted psychotherapy: anxiety reductions held and no lasting harms were reported.
What the study foundKrebs TS, et al. · PLoS ONE · 2013
US survey of 130,152 adults: lifetime psychedelic use was not linked to higher rates of mental health problems.
What the study foundThe dispatch
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