LSD Treatment for Persons With Alcohol Use Disorder (LYSTA)

This double-blind study (n=128) will investigate if LSD (150-250μg, 2x) will be effective in treating alcoholism (AUD). This will be compared to an ‘active’ placebo of 10μg LSD. The study, when conducted, will be the largest modern study of LSD for AUD.

Topic Alcohol Use Disorder Addiction
Compound LSD
Country Switzerland
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University of Basel
The University of Basel Department of Biomedicine hosts the Liechti Lab research group, headed by Matthias Liechti.

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