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    • Final Trip for LSD Creator

      Final Trip for LSD Creator

      (Newser) - The Swiss scientist who formulated LSD and unwittingly helped lay the foundation of  '60s drug culture has died of a heart attack at the age of 102. Albert Hofmann, who called LSD his "problem child," discovered its hallucinatory properties while working on heart stimulants, reports the Washington Post . He believed laws eventually banning the drug halted important research into its potential use as a treatment for schizophrenia. More »

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