LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) - Are There Any Medical Reasons for Taking This Substance?
Are There Any Medical Reasons for Taking This Substance?
LSD is still under study as a means of treating various psychological disorders. Sandra Blakeslee, writing in the New York Times, reported as recently as 2001 that a psychiatry professor at Harvard University was preparing "to see whether LSD can alleviate fear and anxiety in dying patients." Blakeslee concluded her article by quoting psychiatrist George Greer, who cautioned: "If hallucinogens ever find their way into mainstream medicine … they will never be handed out like [the antidepressant] Prozac. People will need guidance. These are not drugs you administer every day."
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