Psychology 2011A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Ayahuasca, Psilocybe Mexicana, Psychotria
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Psychedelics: chemicals that have psychological effects are known are psychedelic drugs, d-lysergic acid diethylamide (lsd) major psychedelic, marijuana minor psychedelic, pcp and ketamine have been frequently misrepresented and sold as mescaline, lsd, 4-methoxyamphetamine often passed off ad mda but is actually much stronger and deadly. 28 pills sent to lab as supposed mdma 15 pills contained mdma or related drugs, 3 contained no drugs at all, 10 contained unrelated drugs (8 of which contained a cough suppressant) Worked at sandoz company, looking for new medicine in switzerland, the 25th in a series of lysergic acid compounds that he designed as lsd-25. Animal testing was uninteresting, had a hunch that there was more properties to the drug than those established in first investigation. One day went home feeling restless and dizzy, lied down, and found his imagination was very stimulated uninterrupted stream of fantastic pictures, shapes with intense colour. Figured he absorbed through fingertips during crystallization process.