In 1943, biochemist Albert Hoffman accidentally ingested a chemical that he had synthesized from a fungus and discovered that it created hallucinations. The mind-bending chemical was lysergic acid ...

He helped make and distribute millions of LSD tablets in the 1970s. After seven years in prison, he ran mountain climbing expeditions in the Himalayas. By Richard Sandomir Henry Todd, a Scotsman who ...

University of Auckland researchers report that an 8-week, twice-weekly LSD microdosing regimen for major depressive disorder was feasible and well-tolerated, with Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating ...

Move over Xanax, Prozac, and Duloxetine? A recent study comparing a single oral dose of MM120 (LSD) with a placebo suggests that LSD may be an effective treatment for anxiety. Lysergic acid ...

A new study suggests that lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), also known as acid, could reduce anxiety. This marks the first-ever trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of MM120 (a pharmaceutical ...

The study enrolled 198 adults with anxiety at 22 sites across the U.S. Once a symbol of 1960s counterculture, the drug lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD, is emerging from research labs ...

LSD reduced symptoms of anxiety in a midstage study published Thursday, paving the way for additional testing and possible medical approval of a psychedelic drug that has been banned in the U.S. for ...

A mid-stage study of a pharmaceutical version of the psychedelic LSD reported the drug might help alleviate anxiety symptoms for up to three months, advancing a potential treatment for the most common ...

Paul McCartney isn’t known as the most well-versed of his peers when it comes to drugs. He and his Beatles bandmates did their fair share, but they didn’t end up with the same kind of reputation as ...

A team of researchers at the University of California, Davis, made small tweaks to the molecular structure of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) to see if it could be turned into an effective ...

An Army Black Hawk pilot was indicted for allegedly distributing LSD through the dark web. His attorneys argue he has a religious right to use LSD to commune with God, and to dispense it to those who ...