LSD began with an accident — a chemist absorbed a tiny amount of a compound he barely understood. What followed was a journey that would reshape science, psychology, and global culture for decades.

The first time that I took LSD, I accepted three and a half tabs on my tongue from a man dressed up in a monkey suit. Despite the hot summer weather, I raided the winter wardrobe of the house I was ...

LSD is an extremely potent, long-lasting psychedelic drug: A dose of just 100 micrograms is enough to send someone on a hallucinatory trip that can last a whole day. Now, scientists report that the ...

It’s no secret that LSD causes vivid hallucinations, altered states of consciousness, one-ness with the universe, and a host of other psychedelic effects. But ever since the trippy chemical was ...

While the dangers of illegal drugs have always been talked about, the exact mechanism of how these drugs affect the brain hasn’t been well understood. New information from a study in the UK could shed ...

Key events in the history of LSD use over the past eight decades. key moments in history of lsd 1938: The drug is first synthesized by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann in the Sandoz (now Novartis) ...

There is such a thing as a bad trip. But how long do the effects of an LSD overdose last? And are they always so terrible? Now, by analyzing the bizarre accidental overdoses of three women, scientists ...

"Do not do LSD, children," Josh Brolin said on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' before adding, "It was the greatest thing I ever did" Josh Brolin's first taste of psychedelic drugs came early. During his Thursday ...

Researchers are investigating whether the drug could be used in mainstream medicine—with and without its hallucinatory ...

Not everyone comes back from a bad trip — but this woman came back feeling better than ever. A 46-year-old woman snorted 55 milligrams of what she thought was cocaine in 2015 — only to realize it was ...