psychedelics

Question 1

Albert Hoffman

Answer 1

-discovered lsd
-accidentally ingested the substance that later became known as said
-didn’t discover its affects until 5 years later

Question 2

Humphrey Osmond

Answer 2

-known for inventing the word psychedelic and useful applications for psychedelic drugs
-a a psychiatrist doctor

Question 3

Timothy Leary

Answer 3

-believed that psychedelics can help us see things in the brain: similar to seeing microorganisms with a microscope
-believed hallucinogens held the key to revolutionizing society by revolutionizing individual consciousness
-believed that the right set and setting were needed to guide users of led toward higher consciousness

Question 4

mk ultra

Answer 4

• a program where the government tries to give lsd/drugs to do mind controlling on those who are potentially communist

Question 5

ken Kesey

Answer 5

-believed hallucinogens held the key to revolutionizing society by revolutionizing individual consciousness
-keseys acid test embraced a looser, more freewheeling approach to led

Question 6

the counterculture aka hippies

Answer 6

-hippies held a revolution of consciousness was needed for fundamental change to take hold
-Haight-Ashbury in SF became a Mecca for heads, freaks, and hippies across the country
-Haight-Ashbury became overcrowded with runaways and thrill seekers

Question 7

Charles Manson

Answer 7

• used LSD and cult of personality to brainwash his followers
  -a rise of the Manson murders

Question 8

why did various groups become interested in psychedelics drugs like mescaline, psilocybin, and Lsd in the 1950s and 60s?

Answer 8

Various groups became interested in psychedelics drugs in the 1950s and 60s because of psychonauts ( who used hallucinogens to experiment with altered states of consciousness).

Question 9

What potential did psychiatrists, the CIA, and the hippie counterculture see in psychedelic drugs? What role did psychedelic gurus like Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey play in popularizing lsd?

Answer 9

The potential seen in drugs was reconditioning users’ minds to what they saw as fit ( whether it was peace and love, communism, or fixing the values of society).

Question 10

What role did psychedelic gurus like Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey play in popularizing lsd?

Answer 10

Timothy and Ken played a big role with popularizing lsd by trying to change individuals’ consciousness. They and other members viewed psychedelics as revolutionary because they believed that the hallucinogens from the drug were powerful.

Question 11

why did public opinion of psychedelics sour in the 1960s as lsd use spread widely among the younger generation

Answer 11

The public opinion of psychedelics soured in the 1960s because they did not believe drugs could bring change.