r/Drugs AMA series: LSD (aka "acid," "lucy")
Due to popular demand, we have decided to re-do some of the sidebar FAQs in r/Drugs.
The intention is that they will serve as a fantastic resource, with a particular focus on advice for first time users. Experienced users are generally a bit better at doing their own research.
So please, add any questions you think would generate good answers, taking care to keep any answers on topic. This is more about information that anything else, so please report dangerously incorrect information and anything else that's out of place.
Try to ask and answer questions which are specific to LSD. We will be doing a general psychedelics guide in the coming weeks, when I have thought of some good questions to ask. Suggest them here.
Today we happen upon LSD, arguably the most important and recognizable psychedelic drug in the history of western civilization.
First synthesis: 1938 by Albert Hofmann. Fun fact: he was also the first to use it but did so accidentally!
Intended use: Fun fact #2: was originally produced by what is now Novartis and marketed as a psychiatric drug for treating a wide variety of mental ailments, ranging from alcoholism to sexual deviancy. As a highly controlled substance in modern times, it's only use is as an entheogen and recreational drug.
Current research into medical applications: Alleviating anxiety for terminally ill cancer patients coping with their impending deaths, treating/preventing cluster headaches.
Legality: Illegal in almost every country, though several of those allow for possession with a license. A handful of countries (Mexico, The Netherlands, The Czech Republic, Portugal) have decriminalized possession under a certain amount.
Storage info here.
Posted Aug 14, 2012, 3:52 PM UTC · edited