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Sep 23, 2022

Miami clinic kicks off first national study of LSD, once a ‘public enemy,’ to treat anxiety

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, government, neuroscience

The gurus of the psychedelic era of American pop culture extolled the experience of the “acid trip.” But the U.S. government and much of the public remained leery of LSD, with President Nixon declaring it and assorted other drugs “public enemy No. 1.” Now, half a century after Nixon launched the War on Drugs, a Miami-area private research clinic has kicked off a federally approved clinical trial to test LSD as a possible treatment for generalized anxiety disorder.

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