The Lsd Controversy; An Overview

This is best looked at as a historical piece. Published in the early seventies, the book shows two sides of the sides of the LSD controversy, but concludes that LSD is dangerous and further research should only be undertaken with medical supervision in a lab setting because of the unpredictability of users reactions to the substance. It really doesn't offer much in the way of LSD's potential uses, however it isn't entirely anti-LSD and it didn't include ridiculous propaganda. Even when referring to studies which suggest LSD may alter genetics or reporting on other potential detrimental health effects (usually found via animal studies), the book always qualified the conclusions of the data by saying that the negatives are far from certain outcomes from use of the drug and more research is necessary. It also mentions problems in collecting data for some studies, such as relying on user reports in uncontrolled settings.
There was quite a bit regarding the effects the drug had on different animals which I found interesting.
For it's time it was a rather fascinating book. But science has come quite far in thirty years and there are probably more accurate books available on the topic.
Perhaps best reserved for historians and medical science fans. 3/5