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Inventor of LSD Albert Hofmann dies at ripe age of 102


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The father of LSD has died. Albert Hofmann was 102 when he died of a heart attack at his home in Switzerland yesterday. The chemist discovered the mind-altering drug in 1938 while studying the medicinal uses of a fungus found on wheat and other grains.

He became the first human guinea pig when a tiny amount of the hallucinogen seeped on to his finger during a 1943 experiment. He later took a larger dose and said he was filled with an
overwhelming fear that he would "go crazy." For decades after it was banned in the late 1960s, Hofmann defended his invention. He says he produced the drug "as a medicine" and it wasn't his fault if people abused it.

But he also wrote a book titled "LSD - My Problem Child."

By Associated Press
Published: Wed, April 30, 2008 - 5:13 am
Last Updated: Wed, April 30, 2008 - 5:16 am
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7 responses // Inventor of LSD Albert Hofmann dies at ripe age of 102

  • This just goes to show you that it's abuse and excess of drugs that kill... not necessarily the occasional use. And don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating the use of drugs.
    Mobius2012
  • Too much of anything can be bad for you. He's right, it's not his fault if people abuse it.
    Ice_cream_Man
  • It's been a few years since I did it.
    I would do it again.
    For the perspective.
    stephenthomson
  • Thanks for the memories, every last vivid one.
    Purdey
  • Hey Man, where's my keys....Man.
    rockon
  • Rest In Peace.
    rockon
  • R.I.P TO THE MAN WHO OPEN OUR DOORS....THANKS FOR GIVEING US GOOD TIMES...PEACE LOVE
    COMPTON

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