Confirmed child fatalities from child maltreatment have increased in both number and rate over the last five years u. Hofmanns trek across mexico to discover sacred plants related to lsd. The national committee to prevent child abuse 2001 concluded that five children died. He traces lsds path from a promising psychiatric research medicine to a recreational drug sparking hysteria and prohibition.
Albert hofmann, who died in 2008 aged 102, first synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide lsd in 1938, but the results of animal tests were so unremarkable that the chemical was abandoned. Child maltreatment continues to be a substantial social problem in the united states. How lsd originated first chemical explorations ergot lysergic acid and its derivatives discovery of the psychic effects of lsd selfexperiments 02. Driven by intuition, he synthesized it again in 1943, and serendipitously noticed its profound effects on. Lsd my problem child albert hofmann contents translators preface foreword 1 how lsd originated 2 lsd in animal experiments and biological research 3 chemical modifications of lsd 4 use of lsd in psychiatry 5 from remedy to inebriant 6 the mexican relatives of lsd.
I once took a hero dose of 1500 units, 15 ministamps as my first dose i used lsd 3 times after that. Psychology books download free books online 8freebooks. Reflections on sacred drugs, mysticism and science english edition ebook. This episode talks, not only about bicycle day but the psychedelic effects. Astrology karma and transformation by stephen arroyo. Lsd my problem child albert hofmann contents translators preface foreword 1 how lsd originated 2 lsd in animal experiments and biological research 3 chemical modifications of lsd 4 use of lsd in psychiatry 5 from remedy to inebriant 6 the mexican relatives of lsd 7 radiance from ernst junger 8 meeting with aldous huxley. For goodness sake, my son is fantasizing about turning into a woman. Im saying that the problem lies not in his fantasies, but in how other people perceive and react to those fantasies.