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Episode Synopsis
This week we enter the world of psychedelics with the accidental invention of LSD. Also in this episode, Corry tells us about the first “bike trip” in history. Tune in for the mind bending history of the Beatles greatest muse!
References and Further Reading
1. https://drugscience.org.uk/drug-information/lsd
2. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119397-how-lsd-affects-the-brain-and-creates-its-trippy-effect/amp/
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/30950777/?i=8&from=lysergic%20acid%20diethylamide
4. http://pharmrev.aspetjournals.org/content/68/2/264
5. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/19/brain-scans-reveal-mind-opening-response-to-psychedelic-drug-trip-lsd-ketamine-psilocybin
6. https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/hallucinogens
7. http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/drugs/lsd.asp
8. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000795.htm
9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5001686/
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_lysergic_acid_diethylamide
11. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/09/the-accidental-discovery-of-lsd/379564/
12. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/31084460/?i=2&from=lysergic%20acid%20diethylamide
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References and Further Reading
1. https://drugscience.org.uk/drug-information/lsd
2. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119397-how-lsd-affects-the-brain-and-creates-its-trippy-effect/amp/
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/30950777/?i=8&from=lysergic%20acid%20diethylamide
4. http://pharmrev.aspetjournals.org/content/68/2/264
5. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/19/brain-scans-reveal-mind-opening-response-to-psychedelic-drug-trip-lsd-ketamine-psilocybin
6. https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/hallucinogens
7. http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/drugs/lsd.asp
8. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000795.htm
9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5001686/
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_lysergic_acid_diethylamide
11. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/09/the-accidental-discovery-of-lsd/379564/
12. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/31084460/?i=2&from=lysergic%20acid%20diethylamide
Support us on Patreon:
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Watch us on YouTube:
youtube.com/SciGuys
Follow the Sci Guys
@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
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