LSD In The 1960s
When the era of the sixties is brought up, the one thing that everyone thinks of is the era of drugs and revolutions. The topic of drugs is a very complicated one, drugs are not something that has recently sprung up. They have been around in every shape and form for centuries. In particular in the nineteen fifties and nineteen sixties, drugs like Lysergic Acid Diethylamide knew just as acid were being introduced to Americans. The 1960s was a time for revolutions, and drugs played a major role in this. New ways to consume and use drugs were created as people were forced to secretly buy and use them. The most intriguing part is how many scientists and psychologists were involved in the process of bringing LSD into the spotlight. The main purpose of
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LSD is being used as an excuse for people to connect their inner spirituality. In both sources, the scientists insisted religion and God are what one makes it be. God can be found in anything or anyone. In this case, LSD was their symbol. They both stated how the scientists experimented with the drug and conducted experiments on college students to the effects of it . A As stated in Storming Heaven the curious scientists were considered holy men after experimenting with LSD. This was better than any sort of religion. (Stevens, 1987). The secondary source Acid Revolution and Beyond, related more to Acid Dreams this is because Acid Dreams spoke in depth of the different scientists that were involved in the process of the evolution, and the Acid Revolution and beyond, essentially followed in the footsteps of this source. Acid dreams gave readers a different perspective of the sixties and on LSD. More importantly, this source, explained the topic of LSD in much more detail, as the events were documented at the time of the
LSD is being used as an excuse for people to connect their inner spirituality. In both sources, the scientists insisted religion and God are what one makes it be. God can be found in anything or anyone. In this case, LSD was their symbol. They both stated how the scientists experimented with the drug and conducted experiments on college students to the effects of it . A As stated in Storming Heaven the curious scientists were considered holy men after experimenting with LSD. This was better than any sort of religion. (Stevens, 1987). The secondary source Acid Revolution and Beyond, related more to Acid Dreams this is because Acid Dreams spoke in depth of the different scientists that were involved in the process of the evolution, and the Acid Revolution and beyond, essentially followed in the footsteps of this source. Acid dreams gave readers a different perspective of the sixties and on LSD. More importantly, this source, explained the topic of LSD in much more detail, as the events were documented at the time of the