Long Term Effects of LSD

What is LSD? LSD, known on the street as acid, is such a strong hallucinogen that the doses taken are very small – typically just several micrograms. The chemical lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was first synthesized from lysergic acid, which is naturally found in ergot. Ergot is a grain fungus that was historically used [...]

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The Connection Between Mental Illness and Substance Abuse

Today, some 18.5 million Americans struggle with a substance use disorder. A further 46.6 million Americans suffer from one or more mental health disorders. Most importantly, while 15.7% of the general population is likely to abuse or rely on substances such as drugs or alcohol, 36.7% of individuals with a pre-existing mental illness are [...]

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