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  2. History of LSD - Wikipedia

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    While researching lysergic acid derivatives, Hofmann first synthesized LSD on November 16, 1938. [1] The main intention of the synthesis was to obtain a respiratory and circulatory stimulant (an analeptic). It was set aside for five years, until April 16, 1943, when Hofmann decided to take a second look at it.

  3. Albert Hofmann - Wikipedia

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    While researching lysergic acid derivatives, Hofmann first synthesized LSD on 16 November 1938. [9] ... Hofmann later discovered 4-Acetoxy-DET, ...

  4. LSD - Wikipedia

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    The drug was first synthesized by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann in 1938 and became widely ... hence the alternate name LSD-25. Hofmann discovered its effects in humans ...

  5. List of drugs by year of discovery - Wikipedia

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    Paracelsus discovered that the alkaloids in opium are far more soluble in alcohol than water. ... 1938: Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) Albert Hofmann, Sandoz: 1938: ...

  6. Timothy Leary - Wikipedia

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    The poems in the book were inspired by the Tao Te Ching, and meant to be used as an aid to LSD trips. [78] [79] Woodruff helped Leary prepare weekend multimedia workshops simulating the psychedelic experience, which were presented around the East Coast. [78] In September 1966, Leary said in a Playboy magazine interview that LSD could cure ...

  7. Bill Gates Remembers Taking LSD as a Teen — and How ... - AOL

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    In his debut memoir Source Code — which will be published on Tuesday, Feb. 4 — Bill Gates shared candid stories about his first experiences with alcohol and drugs, including LSD

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    After attending AA meetings in Southern California in the late 1950s, he grew to believe that they were not tough enough. The addict needed more than brotherhood. He needed to be challenged, and “to grow up.” After a singular LSD experience, Dederich conjured up a drug-free commune for heroin addicts in Santa Monica.

  9. Acid Dreams (book) - Wikipedia

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    Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD: the CIA, the Sixties, and Beyond, originally released as Acid Dreams: The CIA, LSD, and the Sixties Rebellion, is a 1985 book by Martin A. Lee and Bruce Shlain, in which the authors document the 40-year social history of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), beginning with its synthesis by Albert Hofmann of Sandoz Pharmaceuticals in 1938.