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Acid Use by Psychiatrists and Artists in Czechoslovakia
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In the mid-20th century, doctors at psychiatric hospitals in Czechoslovakia would take LSD to understand and better treat schizophrenia. The use of LSD also expanded to artists, including painters and young intellectuals, who viewed the drug as a unique and formative experience.

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