Is LSD a prescription drug

Answer 1

No, there is a reason why it is illegal in most of the world. It also has no useful medicinal effects - unless you count hallucinations - so there is no purpose it would be prescribed for.

Actually Yes, but not to the general public. Doctors can have valid reasons to prescribe LSD mostly for research. Recently there has been some promising research in it's use to reform Alcoholics and drugs addicts. Even mainstream media such as the Independent newspaper (UK) have recognized this, as is shown by the following article:

In 1961, Harvard psychology professor Dr Timothy Leary used a Harvard grant to give 3,500 doses to more than 400 volunteers. Of the test subjects, 90 per cent said they would like to repeat the experience while 62 per cent said it had changed their life for the better.

Also of note the article went on to say even the National Health Service regards that there are no long term risks associated with LSD.

Unfortunately, As with all drugs the opportunity for abuse means that potential benefits are often hidden as the 'drug' is demonized. Due to the drug being difficult to obtain legally or monitored it forces the person to go underground and be exposed to even more dangerous forms of drugs, or altered unsafe versions under the name LSD.

To understand why people both try obtain LSD illegally and also why doctors are interested in its use to treating alcoholics and drug addicts it is important to understand that the hallucinogenic aspect of LSD is not where any scientific, spiritual, religious or philosophical interest lies.

LSD can induce the following: Synthesisia, where sound signals are converted into optical events, such as colors and patterns. It increases vividness of color and due to time perception alteration can make objects seemingly converge become amorphous, melt or blur together. The biggest interest and also biggest danger of which it is important to know are not the hallucinations but the ability of LSD to produce feelings of disconnection with physical form and into a pure cognitive form. Paradoxically this loss of control to some has been considered the reason for suicides while under the influence of LSD has also been considered the main reason for its success in treating Autism, Epilepsy, Bipolar conditions and Alcoholism far more effectively statistically than counseling or traditional pharmaceutical medications currently given.

Answer 2

No, but it is being investigated as a possible "prescription drug" for alcoholism, migraine, and chronic pain/fatigue. If you know how to access Google, you can find more information about it on wikipedia by googling the term "LSD"

Answer 3

So far, people are studying one medical use. The ability to treat alcoholism.

Answer 4

Yes, used by psychiatrists back in the 1950's and 1960's