Doc 0000151891
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This document is a letter from a doctor at the National Institute of Mental Health to a colleague, discussing research on the effects of LSD and other substances, and mentioning attendance at a scientific meeting.
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Ask the archive about this →.t . '· ) Public Hea:th s~rvic:e IN IICf'I.YINO ADDitcSS. TH« NAnOIIAL IIISTIJUT'I OP MtiiTAI. HIAI.TM ADDICTIOII· RISIAIICM CIIITIII qt/ U.S. PUIUC HIAI.TM SIIIYIC:I HOSPITAL _ ,, 0. 101 zooo -- LJft•&"MM If. ....., .. • ., .. ·. ... - - _.._ .. ·- -~- --------------- ........ --·--------· ----.. ·:- ····-· ·- -·---~ --· -------- ~- ·. 1 w~ ill be attendin--g· a meeting of the Federation of Soci•ties for Experimental Biology and Medicine in Chicago, on April 15-l9th and l hope to see you there. J.n checking the program !. note a number of papers which are of some interest to us. ! ~~ enclosing copies of the following reports which ! think will interest you: 1. Effects of Acute Administration of BAS in Man, 2. Attempted Blocking of the LSD Reaction with BAS, Acute Effects of Large Doses of BOL in Man, '· Attempts to Block LSD with. BOL Given Simumtaneously with LSD, 5. Attempts to Block the LSD Reaction by Pretreatment with BOL for Two Days. You will notice that the results of the last experiment were disappointing, probably because of the small number of subj~cts, and because 4 of the 8 subjects did not have significant mental reactions to the doses of LSD used. J.n the near.futur~ 1 hope to repeat the exoeriments with BOL, and· also to test the effects of BOL given ~-4 hours before LSD.· J. also hope to.study blocking of the LSD-effect in man with Dlbenzaline. When the results are available l will drop you a line. With kindest personal regards, Yours very sincerely, . . \ . ; . . . ~- -~ . l v _/ ~,.._,:_.,.,, ..'.J.. ...... ~.....'- '--- 't· . "'./ Har'rl s !sbe 11, M.D. 4 -J;-J Director Hl:rn .Enclosures .. .6.. . ..'. .
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The document is a typed letter with handwritten annotations. At the top, there is a seal with the words "HEALTH EDUCATION WELFARE." The letter is dated "10 April 1957" and addressed from the "NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH." There is a handwritten annotation in black ink that reads "92". Further down, there is a circled section with "(b)(3)" in black ink. The body of the letter details research findings related to LSD and other substances, including a list of enclosed reports. The signature at the bottom reads "Harris Isbell, M.D. Director," with a handwritten signature above it. A "A-353" annotation is present in black ink in the lower right corner.
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