LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide)

  • The start of LSD

    The start of LSD
    LSD was first made by Albert Hofmann in Switzerland in 1938. The purpose of LSD was to introduce as a commercial medication for various psychiatric uses.
  • The start of LSD

  • Hofmann experiences LSD

    Hofmann experiences LSD
    Albert Hofmann ingested himself with 250 micrograms of LSD and he rode a bike from his work to his house and experienced the effects of LSD.They call it "bicycle day".
  • LSD to alcoholics

    LSD to alcoholics
    Dr. Humphrey Osmond begins treating alcoholics with LSD.He believed that LSD could give alcoholics insight to aid recovery.
  • LSD Clinic

    LSD Clinic
    One of the first LSD clinic was opened in England by Ronald Sanderson, he believed it could be used as a treatment for depression.
  • LSD passes as experimental drug

    LSD passes as experimental drug
    Congress passes safety regulations on LSD, and the FDA designates LSD an experimental drug and restricts research.
  • LSD Sugar Cubes?

    LSD Sugar Cubes?
    LSD appears in the streets as sugar cubes and appears on newspaper mainstream.
  • Crystallized LSD

    Crystallized LSD
    The professor Owsley Bear Stanley succeeded in crystallizing LSD. It was the earliest distribution of LSD crystallized.
  • LSD Banned in the U.S.

    LSD Banned in the U.S.
    LSD is banned federally in the U.S.(public law 90-639)
  • LSD appears in the street as impregnated paper(blotter)

    LSD appears in the street as impregnated paper(blotter)
    LSD appears as paper(blotter) in the streets, the paper began being printed as colorful art.
  • The effects of LSD

    The effects of LSD
    The effects of LSD depends on different people and the drug is not considered addictive. Also most people experience mood changes and hallucinations.