[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Just_Here 🇺🇸 [@MeJust_Viewing](/creator/twitter/MeJust_Viewing) on x XXX followers Created: 2025-07-25 02:28:54 UTC Osmond and Hoffer’s LSD Experiments at Saskatchewan (1950s–1960s) conducted at Weyburn Mental Hospital, affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan, by psychiatrists Humphry Osmond and Abram Hoffer. Osmond and Hoffer administered LSD to alcoholics, hypothesizing it could induce self-awareness and break addiction cycles. They gave single 200-microgram doses to patients, reporting that 40–45% avoided relapse for a year. Osmond also self-experimented, noting LSD’s ability to produce profound changes in consciousness. Demonstrated LSD’s therapeutic potential, coining the term “psychedelic” and influencing modern psychiatry. Their work suggested drugs could rewire mental patterns. Early experiments involved consent, but the era’s lax standards meant some patients were not fully informed. Political backlash and LSD’s association with the 1960s counterculture halted research. This Influenced global psychiatric research until U.S. regulations in 1962 and LSD’s 1968 ban curtailed studies. Renewed interest in the 1990s revisited their findings. XX engagements  [Post Link](https://x.com/MeJust_Viewing/status/1948571128835813668)
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Osmond and Hoffer’s LSD Experiments at Saskatchewan (1950s–1960s) conducted at Weyburn Mental Hospital, affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan, by psychiatrists Humphry Osmond and Abram Hoffer.
Osmond and Hoffer administered LSD to alcoholics, hypothesizing it could induce self-awareness and break addiction cycles. They gave single 200-microgram doses to patients, reporting that 40–45% avoided relapse for a year. Osmond also self-experimented, noting LSD’s ability to produce profound changes in consciousness.
Demonstrated LSD’s therapeutic potential, coining the term “psychedelic” and influencing modern psychiatry. Their work suggested drugs could rewire mental patterns.
Early experiments involved consent, but the era’s lax standards meant some patients were not fully informed. Political backlash and LSD’s association with the 1960s counterculture halted research. This Influenced global psychiatric research until U.S. regulations in 1962 and LSD’s 1968 ban curtailed studies. Renewed interest in the 1990s revisited their findings.
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