June 27, 2025|
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|5 months agoSwitzerland's Psychiatric Legacy: From LSD to Modern Treatment
New spotlight on Switzerland's unique contributions to psychiatric medicine, from the 1938 synthesis of LSD in Basel to contemporary psychedelic treatments, highlighting the country's pioneering role in mental health innovation.
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- LSD was first synthesized in a pharmaceutical lab in Basel, Switzerland.
- Switzerland is currently home to Europe's only psychedelics treatment program.
- Neurostimulation is making a significant comeback in Swiss psychiatry.
By The Numbers
1938
Year of Synthesis
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European Location
They Said
"You might already know that the psychedelic drug LSD was first created in Switzerland, but did you know that it was synthesised at a pharmaceutical lab in Basel in 1938?"