LSD: My Problem Child—Reflections on Sacred Drugs, Mysticism, and Science
JAMA December 9, 1983 Donald W. Goodwin 73 citations
In 1943, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann accidentally absorbed LSD-25, a lysergic acid derivative, while working at Sandoz, experiencing vivid, kaleidoscopic visions and an intoxicated-like state—the first documented LSD trip. Hofmann had previously synthesized several profitable ergot-based drugs, but LSD did not become a commercial success for Sandoz.