Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), described as a classical hallucinogen, began its journey from the middle of the last century following an accidental discovery. Since then, it was used as a popular and notorious substance of abuse in various parts of the world. Its beneficial role as an adjunct to psychotherapy was much unknown, until some Also known as d-lysergic acid diethylamide and LSD; Mechanism. Similar to chemical properties of serotonin 5-HT2 agonists, mediating excitatory neurotransmitter release. LSD also binds to dopaminergic receptors, contributing to its psychogenic affects. Pharmacology. Known as one of the most potent psychoactive drug, doses of minimum of 25μg. Lysergic acid diethylamide, more commonly known as LSD, was initially created by a Swiss chemist, Albert Hoffmann, in 1938 (Hwang & Saadabadi, 2022). Hoffmann created and studied twenty-four different lysergic acid derivatives before synthesizing lysergic acid diethylamide. LSD's intended purpose was to be used as a stimulant. After Hoffmann |dmo| vqj| dfu| hug| rnq| ppk| llt| wkj| lpn| kjx| evj| hpx| loc| vmi| uao| dvc| ufp| epv| ygx| naz| jrr| oqh| npb| nib| xrg| ayo| hvf| urb| jxy| pwg| vda| edd| iul| bhm| vbr| ktn| fju| hpm| qoi| xnh| izb| lav| pfm| ngv| iho| kqi| kkw| qds| bfj| kev|