Revealed: LSD Docked in its Human Brain Target

NIH: LSD’s chemical diagram has long been a counterculture icon, but exactly how that structure works in the brain to achieve the drug’s potent mind-altering effects has remained a mystery. Now, an NIMH grantee has discovered the key pieces of the puzzle – unveiling the molecular structure of LSD interacting with its target protein in the human brain, a receptor for the chemical messenger serotonin. The findings are providing the first structure-informed insights into the molecular mechanisms of a hallucinogen .

No link found between psychedelics and psychosis

Nature: In large US survey, users of LSD and similar drugs were no more likely to have mental-health conditions than other respondents.