Like many substances, LSD was born in a laboratory and made its way to the public for recreational use.
Then free samples that Sandoz Pharmaceuticals distributed to the public largely grew the user base of this fascinating drug. But researchers did not uncover the ideal medical use for this psychedelic substance. Army and the CIA experimented with LSD as a truth serum for interrogation. He intended to create a blood stimulant and didn’t realize the hallucinogenic effects until 1943, when he accidentally consumed the substance while working in the lab.įor the next couple of decades, psychiatrists used LSD to study behavioral and personality changes and to treat addiction, depression, psychosomatic diseases, and other mental health conditions.
Albert Hofmann synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) while working at Sandoz Pharmaceutical in Basel, Switzerland.
