Submitted by mayo3 on May 7, 2008

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Acid

Lysergic acid diethylamide was first discovered by Doctor Albert Holfmann, a Swiss chemist working for Sandoz Pharmaceutical, a chemical company. Holfmann made the discovery while working in his laboratory in 1938. He at first found no use for LSD so it was put aside. Later in 1943, Holfmann began testing the drug. He accidentally ingested a tiny amount of LSD. He began feeling strange and left work. Later that week Holfmann deliberately took another dose of LSD. (Littell 6)
LSD is the most well known of hallucinogens. Hallucinogens are a group of drugs that effect the central nervous system and can change the way a person sees reality.(Littell 6) Although there are many reasons...

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