Witness History: Archive 2013 - The discovery of LSD

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It is 70 years since a Swiss chemist stumbled upon the controversial hallucinogenic drug. His name was Dr Albert Hoffman. He thought it could be used in psychiatry but he later came to refer to LSD as his 'problem child'.

Photo: LSD tabs.Press Association.

Published on Tuesday, 16th April 2013.

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