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The Mind - Benders: LSD and the Hallucinogens

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National Archives and Records Administration The Mind - Benders: LSD and the Hallucinogens http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExecuteRelatedOrganizationSearch?id=1170209&relationship=AD_CREATOR The Mind - Benders: Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and the Hallucinogens, ca. 1970. ARC Identifier 13260 / Local Identifier 88.6. This film explores the history of hallucinogenic drugs, and specifically the effects and therapeutic uses of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Combining graphics that suggest a hallucinogenic experience, snippets of interviews with users (who explain their reasons for taking the drug) and doctors, and taped sessions of research with volunteers, the film delves into the destructive as well as possible positive uses of the drug. Made possible by a donation from Public.Resource.Org.

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