BOOTLEGGED ECSTASY
JAMA March 7, 1964 Roy R. Grinker 16 citations
For years, scientists have quietly studied the behavioral pharmacology of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD-25) and psilocybin in animals and humans. The drugs' psychotic effects partially resemble schizophrenic psychoses, leading to their classification as psychomimetics, but research has not revealed the cause or treatment of natural psychoses, though it has provided information about abnormal mental states. Two problematic byproducts have emerged unrelated to legitimate science: widespread recreational use by irresponsible people for the hallucinatory "kick" effect, gratification, and a sense of belonging to a superior social group; and experimentation with the drugs outside proper controls.