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lysergic acid |
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lysergic acid a psychomimetic compound. Occurs naturally in some plants, e.g. members of the family Convolvulaceae. lysergic acid acid diethylamide a hallucinogenic drug. Called also lysergide, LSD. |
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| IN JANUARY the Swiss inventor of lysergic acid diethylamide, Albert Hofmann, turned 100 and was honored at a Basel symposium called "LSD: Problem Child and Wonder Drug" Hofmann first synthesized the hallucinogen in 1938, and the pharmaceutical giant Sandoz (now Novartis) began marketing the drug as a treatment for psychological problems a decade later. The film is set in Berlin's spring-blooming Tiergarten; its only props are a playing card, a clothespin, a vintage German bicycle, a thermos, and last but not least, a blotter of lysergic acid diethylamide, which Graham casually drops on his tongue while reposing on a rock. LSD or Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (aka acid) is a hallucinogen, or drug that causes hallucinations. |
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