Editing LSD (section)

===Medical===
{{See also|Lysergic acid diethylamide#Research}}

LSD currently has no approved uses in [[Clinical practice|medicine]].<ref name=Nutt2009>{{cite journal |vauthors=Nutt DJ, King LA, Nichols DE |title=Effects of Schedule I drug laws on neuroscience research and treatment innovation |journal=Nature Reviews. Neuroscience |volume=14 |issue=8 |pages=577–585 |date=August 2013 |pmid=23756634 |doi=10.1038/nrn3530 |s2cid=1956833}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/oct/23/lsd-ecstacy-health-benefits |title=Scientists study possible health benefits of LSD and ecstasy {{!}} Science |date=2016-07-23 |access-date=2016-07-23 |url-status= live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723155424/https://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/oct/23/lsd-ecstacy-health-benefits |archive-date=July 23, 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |vauthors=Campbell D}}</ref> A [[meta analysis]] concluded that a single dose was shown to be effective at reducing alcohol consumption in people suffering from [[alcoholism]].<ref name="Lysergic acid diethylamide LSD fo"/> LSD has also been studied in [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[anxiety]],<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |vauthors=Lustberg D |date=2022-10-14 |title=Acid for Anxiety: Fast and Lasting Anxiolytic Effects of LSD |url=https://psychedelicreview.com/acid-for-anxiety-fast-and-lasting-anxiolytic-effects-of-lsd/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Psychedelic Science Review |language=en-US |archive-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201092629/https://psychedelicreview.com/acid-for-anxiety-fast-and-lasting-anxiolytic-effects-of-lsd/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":6">{{cite journal |vauthors=Holze F, Gasser P, Müller F, Dolder PC, Liechti ME |title=Lysergic Acid Diethylamide-Assisted Therapy in Patients With Anxiety With and Without a Life-Threatening Illness: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase II Study |journal=Biological Psychiatry |date=September 2022 |volume=93 |issue=3 |pages=215–223 |doi=10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.08.025 |pmid=36266118 |s2cid=252095586 |doi-access=free}}</ref> and [[drug dependence]], with positive preliminary results.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Dos Santos RG, Osório FL, Crippa JA, Riba J, Zuardi AW, Hallak JE |title=Antidepressive, anxiolytic, and antiaddictive effects of ayahuasca, psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD): a systematic review of clinical trials published in the last 25 years |journal=Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology |volume=6 |issue=3 |pages=193–213 |date=June 2016 |pmid=27354908 |pmc=4910400 |doi=10.1177/2045125316638008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History of LSD Therapy |url=https://druglibrary.org/schaffer/lsd/grofhist.htm |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=druglibrary.org |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107004840/https://druglibrary.org/schaffer/lsd/grofhist.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>