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François Beck

Sociologue, Statisticien, Chercheur au Cermes 3, Équipe Cesames (Centre de Recherche Médecine, Sciences, Santé, Santé Mentale, Société), Université Paris Descartes, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France. francois.beck@gmail.com

1 paper in the library · 6 citations · publishing 2013

Papers

[The substance experience, a history of LSD].

Medecine sciences : M/S April 1, 2013 François Beck, Nicolas Bonnet 6 citations

LSD is a powerful hallucinogenic substance that distorts perception and causes hearing, visual, and tactile hallucinations. Only 1.7% of people aged 15–64 have tried it in their lifetime, and it generates strong apprehension in the general population. However, ethnographic studies show that its image is rather good among illicit drug users, a representation that stems both from the substance's effects and its historical link to the counterculture of the 1960s–1970s.