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LSD has always been a center of controversy in American society, often times because people have been misinformed about its effects or have been exposed to media bias. Its physiological effects on the brain and body have become more and more apparent in the last few decades when research in neuroscience peaked. The psychological effects of LSD have been often difficult to describe and document very well -- they were first discovered on April 16, 1943 by research chemist Albert Hofmann when a small amount of the drug soaked through his fingers during a routine synthesis. He experienced an imaginative dream-like state for a duration of about 2-3 hours (Hofmann, 1983). Since then, a great deal of work has been done attempting to document the health effects of LSD.
Acute Effects LSD is very potent: the effective dose is measured in micrograms (ug) however, the lethal dose is literally thousands of times that, making the drug essentially non- toxic. There have been only a few cases of......

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